⭐️ Total score |
2.29/5 (Rank #521)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,396 / mo
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📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C93°F (feels 43°C109°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 62%
|
❄️ % 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
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💰 Income level* |
Mediocre:
$1,882 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 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) |
🌥 34°C 93°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 43°C 109°F
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💨 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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🏧 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 | 10% 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) |
👨 85% 👱♀️ 15% |
🏞 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 | $2,396 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,655 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,479 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $994 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,359 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,702 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $850 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $318,280 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $64 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / 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 | $9,581 / 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 | 240 people | 257 people | 200 people | 275 people |
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