Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 24.5% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$15.91
FCFA9,747
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$12.15
FCFA7,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.88
FCFA539
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$4.71
FCFA2,888
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$7.65
FCFA4,689
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$3.48
FCFA2,131
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$4.41
FCFA2,702
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.65
FCFA1,009
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$2.24
FCFA1,374
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$1.22
FCFA745
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$1.06
FCFA652
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$1.43
FCFA873
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$4.14
FCFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,999,544
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$10.89
FCFA6,676
|
|
pay 26.7% more for housing
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$69.84
FCFA42,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$1,089.47
FCFA667,552
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$586.64
FCFA359,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$85.45
FCFA52,357
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,540,504
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$1.01
FCFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$1.84
FCFA1,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$69.14
FCFA42,364
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$53.08
FCFA32,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$64.25
FCFA39,368
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$79.61
FCFA48,783
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$96.38
FCFA59,053
|
|
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