Barbados vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$2095
🏠 One person rent
$596
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.8
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$124
💸 GDP per capita
$26545
$1008
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
64.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
21
🌐 English speaking %
100%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
15
1
😀 Quality of life
73
18
🏙️ Population
282K
2.2M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1330) is 55% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($856). Barbados ranked 51st vs 122nd for Guinea-Bissau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barbados compared to 0.1 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 46th and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Barbados and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 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-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.46
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.1
$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.81%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3489
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3480
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$6.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.78
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.2
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5529
$2318

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1328
98.5K
Holetown
$1453
1.6K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$857
492K
Bafata
$831
29.6K