Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 29.5% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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