Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 32.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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