Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 48.7% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Barbados
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Barbados
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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