Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 55.4% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$0.71
SOS407
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
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pay 60.4% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
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