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Central African Republic vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 28.7% more expensive than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 29.6% more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 83.8% more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Central African Republic

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Barbados. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Barbados	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+20.9%
Average			+20.9%

Barbados vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Barbados	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$4.04 FCFA2,284	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$3.23 FCFA1,827	+16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$2.42 FCFA1,371	-7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$2.02 FCFA1,142	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+49.0%
Average			+14.1%

Barbados vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.6% more for transportation

	Barbados	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	??
Average			+29.6%

Barbados vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.8% more for housing

	Barbados	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	??
Average			+83.8%

Barbados vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Barbados	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	??

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$3.56 FCFA2,014	+33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	??
Average			-4.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Barbados	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	??

Barbados vs. Central African Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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