⭐️ Total score |
2.22/5 (Rank #607)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,469 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 51%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 78 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
😷 Unhealthy for some: 147 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Great
|
🤮 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 |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Middle East |
🚩 Country | Bahrain |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 9 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 17°C 63°F + 😊 Comfy (51%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👎😷 78 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎☠️ 147 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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🏧 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 | 9% 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 | $2,469 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,809 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,481 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $994 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,133 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,317 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $850 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $53 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $109 / 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 | $9,585 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $11 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $11 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
❌ Cold now
❌ 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 |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
72
22° mild |
77
25° warm |
90
32° hot |
90
32° hot |
97
36° hot |
99
37° hot |
90
32° hot |
84
29° warm |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
Real |
68
20°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
91
33°
hot |
91
33°
hot |
95
35°
hot |
97
36°
hot |
91
33°
hot |
85
30°
very warm |
77
25°
warm |
70
21°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
nice 31% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 30% |
nice 33% |
nice 32% |
nice 31% |
nice 34% |
nice 31% |
nice 33% |
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 | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 257 people | 200 people | 257 people |
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