| ⭐️ Total score |
2.26/5 (Rank #563)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,481 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C74°F (feels 23°C73°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 52%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 99%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 147 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
|
| 🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Very bad
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Mediocre:
$1,882 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Good |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | Middle East |
| 🚩 Country | Bahrain |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 23°C 74°F + 😊 Comfy (52%) = feels 23°C 73°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 147 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | BHD 100 = USD 265 |
| 💻 Best coworking space | RUKN |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Batelco |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Lilou |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | MAYAN Coffee Shop & Lounge |
| 🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $22,579 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 65% 👱♀️ 35% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ 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 | $2,481 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,759 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,482 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $995 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,303 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,116 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $851 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $318,512 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $61 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $102 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $323 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | 0 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $9,589 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $11 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality today
✅ 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
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 27°C / 81°F warm | 38°C / 100°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 48°C / 118°F scorching | 50°C / 122°F scorching | 39°C / 102°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild |
| Real (median) |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
21°C / 70°F
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% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 1mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 5mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 14% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 18% |
clear 7% |
clear 6% |
pockets 16% |
clear 8% |
pockets 11% |
clear 7% |
clear 9% |
pockets 38% |
| 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 |
| Remote workers | 400 people | 360 people | 320 people | 300 people | 200 people | 286 people | 200 people | 200 people | 280 people | 250 people | 200 people | 275 people |
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