⭐️ Total score |
2.84/5 (Rank #516)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,214 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 6Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 38°C100°F (feels 58°C136°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
😷 Unhealthy : 167 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 147 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
💰 Income level* |
Low:
$1,882 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | Bahrain |
⏱ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 6 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 38°C 100°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 58°C 136°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👎☠️ 167 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 147 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | Batelco |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BHD 100 = USD 265 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Lilou |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | MAYAN Coffee Shop & Lounge |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $22,579 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 65% 👱♀️ 35% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Agoda |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Gulf Air |
🏥 Best hospital | The International Hospital of Bahrain |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,214 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,624 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,188 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $911 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $796 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $117 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,478 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $69 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 58 listings) | $2,719 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $5 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0.53 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $3 |
☕️ Coffee | $1.78 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
84
29° warm |
100
38° hot |
108
42° scorching |
131
55° scorching |
133
56° scorching |
113
45° scorching |
104
40° hot |
84
29° warm |
72
22° mild |
Real |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
82
28°
very warm |
91
33°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
99
37°
hot |
100
38°
hot |
95
35°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
81
27°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 67% |
nice 70% |
nice 61% |
nice 58% |
nice 56% |
nice 59% |
nice 66% |
nice 63% |
nice 61% |
nice 67% |
nice 63% |
nice 65% |
Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 6mm |
Cloud |
pockets 16% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 24% |
clear 2% |
clear 0% |
pockets 19% |
clear 4% |
clear 7% |
clear 1% |
clear 6% |
cloudy 63% |
Air quality |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 128 US AQI |
bad 131 US AQI |
bad 112 US AQI |
bad 143 US AQI |
bad 146 US AQI |
bad 149 US AQI |
bad 148 US AQI |
bad 153 US AQI |
bad 131 US AQI |
bad 101 US AQI |
bad 119 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 12 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
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