Barbados vs Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3658
$2777
🏠 One person rent
$565
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$1353
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1472
$2049
💸 GDP per capita
$23804
$1541
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
5.16
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
59
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
28
🌐 English speaking %
100%
1%
🎓 Higher education
28
8
😀 Quality of life
63
26
🏙️ Population
303K
12.7M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1354) is 30% more expensive than in Guinea ($1040). Barbados ranked 42nd vs 76th for Guinea 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 2 months in Guinea. Ranked 55th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Guinea

We calculate prices for Barbados and Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 7 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 Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.4
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$605
$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1756
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1062
$871
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.81%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3500
$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.83
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$31.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$7.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6537
$6512

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1353
110K
Holetown
$1418
1.6K

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$1061
1.67M
Nzerekore
$999
280K
Mamou
$1019
376K
Kankan
$1007
191K
Gueckedou
$1009
222K
Boffa
$998
27K
Forecariah
$998
23K