Hello! (American)

hi markj101,

Skype is not banned in Bahrain, nor any VOIP softwares and regarding the vehicle i  guess renting would be a good option than leasing one. Lot of renting companies in Juffair area.

Here is a post talking more about car renting: https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=405875

good luck!

T&R

logicalindian wrote:

hi markj101,

Skype is not banned in Bahrain, nor any VOIP softwares and regarding the vehicle i  guess renting would be a good option than leasing one. Lot of renting companies in Juffair area.

Here is a post talking more about car renting: https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=405875

good luck!

T&R

You are not only a Logical Indian but a Helping India Also...!!!

Thank you! premal101. 

Would be lots of Americans in Juffair as close to the US naval base so you'll just have to walk into any cafe bar restaurant and strike up a conversation.
You'll make friends in no time here if you're socially inclined

Hey,
Juffair is the ideal place to live in. I live in Juffair and absolutely love it. You will have just no problems in making friends. The US Navy Base is situated in Juffair and is home to almost all Americans working on Base.
Hit me up if you have any more questions that I could probably answer

thanks for the info... in fact I will be working inside the US Navy base. How much is an average monthly rental car fee in Bahrain? I may have to wait for my car shipment to arrive for about a month or so...

Small car around BD200/month

About $500/month...Wow! Thanks!

Check out this thread - and there are many others on the topic if you search our little forum.

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=281086

Good luck, and welcome to Bahrain!

Hello Mr Markj101. you can e-mail me with your questions about Bahrain with your contact I will be glad to answer you. Am a Bahraini native my name is Ahmed. my e-mail: leqqah@gmail.com if you have skype you can send me your id. Am a real estate consultant.

I think they have .. specially in juffair area .. most of the expats there are americans .. or english people! skype here is not banned so nothing to worry you can skype with your family back home.