Is Bahrain a good place to live for remote workers?

Bahrain scores 61/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 150.3 Mbps, safety 99, healthcare 78, air quality 8; English not scored) — rank 87 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Bahrain?

Median fixed broadband is around 150.3 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Bahrain?

Single-person essentials run about $910/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.3× essentials).

Livability · rank 87/167

Is 🇧🇭 Bahrain (Manama) a good place to live?

Quality score 61/100 against essentials of $910/month.

The five metrics

Internet 60 150.3 Mbps median broadband, 100% online

Safety 99 0.2 homicides/100k (2022)

Healthcare 78 UHC service coverage 78/100 (2023)

Air quality 8 PM2.5 46.2 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate 0.17 · corruption control 0.25 · stability -0.28 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $35.11 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $22.61/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($910)	Verdict
$2,000	2.2×	very comfortable
$3,000	3.3×	like royalty
$5,000	5.5×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇬🇭 Ghana — quality 45, essentials $669/mo
🇸🇰 Slovakia — quality 84.9, essentials $1,256/mo
🇭🇷 Croatia — quality 75.1, essentials $1,109/mo
🇰🇷 South Korea — quality 80.6, essentials $1,206/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Bahrain a good place to live for remote workers?: Bahrain scores 61/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 150.3 Mbps, safety 99, healthcare 78, air quality 8; English not scored) — rank 87 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Bahrain?: Median fixed broadband is around 150.3 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Bahrain?: Single-person essentials run about $910/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (3.3× essentials).