Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 3.7 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
|
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 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.39
BBD212.78
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