Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 33.4% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 64.9% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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