Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 4.0 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
|
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