Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 4.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 11.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 74.2% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Barbados
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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