Cost of living comparison
Iran is 62.4% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Iran instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
|
pay 74.7% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
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