Living in Bahrain
What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 912 properties are on the market as we write this.
£175ktypical asking price
£974typical rent a month
28/31most expensive of the islands here
6h56flying from London
40places you can fly to non-stop
What it costs
Half the homes for sale in Bahrain are asking more than BD 90,000 — about £175k — and half less. That is 55% below the middle of the 31 islands on this site.
Renting, the middle of the market is BD 500 a month (£974).
Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Belize (£172k), Dominica (£150k), Samoa (£68k). Search every island by budget.
Costs about the same: Belize, Dominica, Curaçao — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.
Getting off the island
Getting there
Bahrain International Airport (BAH)≈ 6h56 flying from London
Direct from BAH — 40 destinations, 14 airlines
Doha0h35 Gulf Air
Riyadh0h56 Flynas, Gulf Air
Kuwait City0h56 Gulf Air
Abu Dhabi0h57 Air Arabia, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air
Dubai–International1h01 Emirates, Flydubai, Gulf Air
Sharjah1h02 Air Arabia
Najaf1h32 Gulf Air
Salalah1h48 Gulf Air
Medina1h50 Flynas, Gulf Air
Jeddah2h02 Gulf Air
Amman–Queen Alia2h23 Gulf Air
Baku2h26 Azerbaijan Airlines, Gulf Air
Karachi2h32 Gulf Air
Hyderabad2h41 Gulf Air
+ 26 more: Tbilisi · Larnaca · Cairo · Sochi · El Alamein · Addis Ababa · Lahore · Mumbai · Bodrum · Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen · Istanbul · Goa–Dabolim · Mangaluru · Kannur · Bengaluru · Kochi · Moscow–Sheremetyevo · Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta · Thiruvananthapuram · Chennai · Malé · Colombo–Bandaranaike · Rome–Fiumicino · Dhaka · Munich · Milan–Malpensa
Airlines: Air Arabia · Air India Express · AirAsia X · AJet · Azerbaijan Airlines · British Airways · Egyptair · Emirates · Ethiopian Airlines · Etihad Airways · Fly Jinnah · Flydubai · Flynas · Gulf Air
Flight times are great-circle estimates; routes change seasonally — confirm with the airline.
Within an hour's flight
07/02Dubai Summer Surprises 2026 (DSS)
07/03Modesh World
07/26Indie Soulfest with Bismil & Indian Ocean
08/16Lucky Ali Live
What is actually here
77 schools · 76 doctors & pharmacies · 80 food shops · 80 restaurants · 3 beaches · 2 golf · 2 sailing & marinas · 12 theatres & cinemas
On the island 650 places
⛳ Golf 2Royal Gulf Club BhareinMini Golf
🚲 Cycling routes 16Skate Shack bicycleAl Makafe bicycleAlsowaadi Bike bicycleMeftah Khalifa Meftah bicycleKashmir Bicycles bicycle
⛵ Sailing & marinas 2Amwaj MarinaRoyal Marina
🏖 Beaches 3Coral BeachRitz-Carlton Beachساحل كرزكان
🍽 Restaurants 80FakhruddinAl Naeem Restaurant & GrillsCoral BeachJohnny Rockets burgerNiño 🍺 Bars & pubs 33Dilmun Club pubWendys Pub pubJJ's pubRock Bottom Cafe barCocoon bar
☕ Cafés 78ستاربكس coffee shopLe Chocolat cafeAl Mabroor cafeNameen Cafeteria cafeExtrovert Cafe cafe 🏨 Hotels & stays 73Best Western Hotel JuffairRameeSummerLand HotelSamada HotelBaisan International Hotel
🎭 Theatres & cinemas 12مسرح البحرين الوطني theatreNovo cinema cinemaسيتي سنتر cinemaسينما الدانة cinema(Cinema) Mukta Cinema 2 cinema 🛒 Food shops 80Alosra Al-Osra · supermarketJawad supermarketNajrnat Alseef Cold Store convenienceKarbabad Foodstuff convenienceBurhama Cold Store convenience
🎓 Schools 77The Primary Religious InstituteHidd Primary & Intermediate Boys SchoolAMA International SchoolTylos Private SchoolAl Mashreq Kindergarten kindergarten
⚕ Doctors & pharmacies 76مركز بنك البحرين الوطني الصحي hospitalمجمع السلمانية الطبي hospitalMinistry of Health Phsyciatric Hospital hospitalAl Fateh Pharmacy pharmacyKims Bahrain Medical Centre hospital
🏋 Gyms & pools 59Manama Club sports centreBahrain Tennis Club sports centre · tennisAlnajma sports club sports centreUm Al Hassam Sports & Cultural Club fitness centreAl Ahli 147 Snooker Club sports centre · snooker
🐎 Riding 1Riding School
🌳 Parks & nature 58Shaik Khalifa Bin Salman ParkWalking fieldحديقة سترة الكبرىHarrisHarris Entrance
What is for sale right now
Browse 252 homes for sale 660 to rent
What this page does not tell you
Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.
Compiled 2026-08-22 from 5 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side