Barbados vs Djibouti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Djibouti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1361
$579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$1436
🏠 One person rent
$570
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1473
$435
💸 GDP per capita
$22673
$3606
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
3.9
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
30
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
30
14
😀 Quality of life
64
18
🏙️ Population
303K
957K

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1361) is 135% more expensive than in Djibouti ($579). Barbados ranked 41st vs 168th for Djibouti in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barbados compared to 0.8 months in Djibouti. Ranked 53rd and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Djibouti

We calculate prices for Barbados and Djibouti as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Barbados Djibouti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$1454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3469
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$7.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$4197

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In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1360
110K
Holetown
$1390
1.6K

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$584
604K
Ali Sabieh
$555
71.2K
Dikhil
$554
35K
Obock
$553
21.2K