Cost of living comparison

Barbados

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 66.6% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 72.2% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 38.9% less in Syria
Housing: pay 78.2% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Syria

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Syria.

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Syria vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50 BBD45.00	$6.00 SYP78,012	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.25 BBD22.50	$5.25 SYP68,260	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 BBD4.57	$1.49 SYP19,370	-34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 BBD3.25	$0.75 SYP9,728	-54.0%
Average			-62.5%

Barbados vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.2% less for groceries

	Barbados	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 BBD6.48	$0.57 SYP7,359	-82.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 BBD7.82	$2.66 SYP34,538	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.47 BBD28.93	$4.45 SYP57,812	-69.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.13 BBD12.26	$2.06 SYP26,749	-66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 BBD9.00	$2.58 SYP33,595	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BBD4.76	$0.48 SYP6,207	-79.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$0.75 SYP9,778	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.44 BBD4.87	$0.46 SYP6,024	-81.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 BBD4.91	$0.39 SYP5,036	-84.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 BBD3.91	$0.35 SYP4,529	-82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 BBD3.24	$0.37 SYP4,837	-77.0%
Average			-72.2%

Barbados vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.9% less for transportation

	Barbados	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.73 BBD15.46	$7.74 SYP101K	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.50 SYP84,513
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-59.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.40 BBD64.80	$12.26 SYP159K	-62.2%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 78.2% less for housing

	Barbados	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.96 BBD167.92	$33.42 SYP434K	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.00 BBD1,850.00	$234.29 SYP3M	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$900.00 BBD1,800.00	$104.84 SYP1M	-88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.79 BBD225.59	$72.18 SYP938K	-36.0%
Average			-78.2%

Barbados vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Barbados	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$58.71 SYP763K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,608.03 SYP21M

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pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.75 BBD5.50	$2.00 SYP26,004	-27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.13 BBD10.27	$1.99 SYP25,927	-61.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00 BBD14.00	$2.93 SYP38,086	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.17 BBD138.33	$19.01 SYP247K	-72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.88 BBD23.75	$3.22 SYP41,839	-72.9%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Barbados	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.38 BBD98.75	$41.39 SYP538K	-16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.88 BBD53.75	$40.79 SYP530K	+51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.12 BBD186.25	$71.40 SYP928K	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.25 BBD162.50	$81.36 SYP1M	+0.1%
Average			-0.6%

Barbados vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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