Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 3.1 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.24
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.40
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.52
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.22
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.00
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.29
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.54
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.84
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.16
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.60
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,041.28
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.39
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.36
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN857.50
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN567.31
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.52
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN982.54
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,155.08
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.64
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.82
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.35
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.20
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN11.98
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN193.69
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.05
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN282.63
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.02
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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