Cost of living comparison
Syria is 60.1% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Syria instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 72.9% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
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