Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 3.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
E£87.30
|
$29.58
$59.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
$10.17
$20.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
E£7.30
|
$1.72
$3.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
E£4.09
|
$1.48
$2.96
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
$2.82
$5.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
E£36.12
|
$7.65
$15.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
E£59.01
|
$13.51
$27.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
$4.81
$9.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
E£36.33
|
$4.99
$9.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
E£11.05
|
$1.60
$3.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£6.32
|
$1.25
$2.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.26
E£4.85
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
E£5.11
|
$1.67
$3.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£4.21
|
$1.32
$2.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
E£3.45
|
$1.54
$3.07
|
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pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
E£24.20
|
$7.34
$14.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.20
E£211.54
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
$39,375.00
$78,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
E£50.15
|
$27.50
$55.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
$57.92
$115.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
$688.53
$1,377.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
$440.00
$880.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
$99.87
$199.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
$306.81
$613.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
E£36.40
|
$2.77
$5.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
E£30.85
|
$4.29
$8.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
$8.96
$17.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
E£465.30
|
$77.50
$155.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
E£76.22
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
$70.11
$140.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
$57.08
$114.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
$184.38
$368.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.17
E£909.48
|
$107.08
$214.17
|
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