Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 51.4% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 88.3% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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