Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 50.3% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
|
pay 66.6% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
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