Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 3.4 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Barbados
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 40.8% more for housing
Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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