Cost of Living Comparison Between Culiacan and Riffa Cost of Living Comparison Between Culiacan and Riffa

🙂 Solo nomad: Culiacan is 7% cheaper than Riffa without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Culiacan is 28.4% more expensive than Riffa without rent, and 21% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.60 MX$190
$6.57 BHD 2.47
61.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$35.01 MX$627
$46.23 BHD 17.38
-24.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.77 MX$139
$6.09 BHD 2.29
27.59%
Cappuccino
$3.55 MX$63.6
$2.00 BHD 0.75
77.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 MX$19.86
$0.58 BHD 0.22
91.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 MX$13.49
$0.28 BHD 0.11
167.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.07 MX$36.99
$8.01 BHD 3.01
-74.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.32 MX$59.5
$10.47 BHD 3.94
-68.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.66 MX$29.63
$1.31 BHD 0.49
26.72%
White Bread (500g)
$2.62 MX$46.82
$1.29 BHD 0.48
103.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.13 MX$20.19
$2.42 BHD 0.91
-53.31%
Eggs
$2.18 MX$39.01
$2.07 BHD 0.78
5.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.45 MX$133
$8.78 BHD 3.30
-15.15%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.11 MX$163
$6.74 BHD 2.53
35.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.57 MX$189
$10.34 BHD 3.89
2.22%
Apples (1kg)
$2.53 MX$45.28
$2.39 BHD 0.90
5.86%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 MX$28.74
$1.90 BHD 0.72
-15.26%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.53
$1.68 BHD 0.63
-14.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.46 MX$26.14
$1.16 BHD 0.43
25.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.57 MX$28.16
$0.95 BHD 0.36
65.26%
Onion (1kg)
$2.07 MX$37.11
$1.09 BHD 0.41
89.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.90 MX$33.92
$1.46 BHD 0.55
30.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 MX$23.81
$0.54 BHD 0.20
146.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$6.61 BHD 2.48
-33.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$14.56 MX$261
$13.51 BHD 5.08
7.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.30 MX$23.34
$3.51 BHD 1.32
-62.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 MX$46.93
$3.14 BHD 1.18
-16.56%
🚌 Getting Around
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.71 MX$12.78
$0.77 BHD 0.29
-7.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$13.27 MX$238
$31.94 BHD 12.01
-58.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.10 MX$55.5
$4.51 BHD 1.70
-31.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.77 MX$31.73
$4.01 BHD 1.51
-55.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.69 MX$191
$26.37 BHD 9.92
-59.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$0.35 BHD 0.13
282.86%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K MX$603.4K
$26.5K BHD 9,977
27.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.2K MX$432.5K
$20.4K BHD 7,658
18.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$52.0 MX$931
$122 BHD 45.82
-57.33%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.31 MX$346
$26.99 BHD 10.15
-28.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$28.32 MX$507
$38.76 BHD 14.57
-26.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.30 MX$525
$80.3 BHD 30.20
-63.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.28 MX$381
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Cinema Ticket
$4.35 MX$77.8
$8.12 BHD 3.05
-46.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$105 MX$1,884
$389 BHD 146
-72.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,131 MX$56.0K
$6,608 BHD 2,484
-52.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60.5 MX$1,083
$39.57 BHD 14.88
52.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.48 MX$564
$63.9 BHD 24.04
-50.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.2 MX$1,669
$67.2 BHD 25.28
38.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$97.6 MX$1,746
$39.88 BHD 14.99
144.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$358 MX$6,402
$1,174 BHD 442
-69.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$242 MX$4,331
$526 BHD 198
-53.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$770 MX$13.8K
$2,119 BHD 797
-63.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$504 MX$9,021
$916 BHD 344
-44.99%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,312 MX$41.4K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,150 MX$20.6K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Culiacan
Riffa
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$751 MX$13.4K
$1,402 BHD 527
-46.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.25
5
125.00%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Culiacan: March 1, 2026

Last update for Riffa: March 2, 2026

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