Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 5.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP184.45
|
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP196.50
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.27
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.29
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.00
|
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.43
|
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.99
|
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP326.65
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,330,925.94
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP157.27
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP378.71
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,271.88
|
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,997.98
|
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP626.91
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,386.10
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,076.74
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.78
|
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.82
|
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.84
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP909.40
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.05
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP877.43
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.58
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,464.53
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,496.08
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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