Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 6.2% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
?? | |
pay 4.1% less for housing
Barbados
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 65.1% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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