Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 77.1% more expensive than Angola.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Angola, you would:
pay 81.5% more for restaurants
Angola
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 91.1% more for groceries
Angola
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Angola
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Angola
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Angola
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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