Barbados vs Mauritania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Mauritania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3564
$1548
🏠 One person rent
$554
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$55.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$20239
$2065
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
5.34
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
64.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
30
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
4%
🎓 Higher education
30
19
😀 Quality of life
65
31
🏙️ Population
286K
4.61M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1352) is 119% more expensive than in Mauritania ($617). Barbados ranked 39th vs 151st for Mauritania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Barbados compared to 1.1 months in Mauritania. Ranked 50th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Mauritania

We calculate prices for Barbados and Mauritania 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 Mauritania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.99
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$4.92
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1535
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$79.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3485
$3420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3530
$1155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$3.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.51
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.24
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$82.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5345
$7059

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1353
110K
Holetown
$1294
1.6K

In Mauritania

City Cost of living Population
Nouakchott
$618
1.08M
Rosso
$584
33.5K