Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 51.3% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Barbados
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Sudan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Sudan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
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