Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 2.2 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Mali, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Mali
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mali
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
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pay 45.5% more for transportation
Mali
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$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 32.9% more for housing
Mali
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
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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