Barbados vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1355
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3577
$2253
🏠 One person rent
$553
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1037
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1336
$400
💸 GDP per capita
$20019
$1096
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
5.56
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
65.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
23
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
32
20
😀 Quality of life
63
18
🏙️ Population
286K
53.4M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1355) is 72% more expensive than in Myanmar ($785). Barbados ranked 40th vs 109th for Myanmar 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 0.5 months in Myanmar. Ranked 52nd and 177th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Barbados and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 12 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 Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1550
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.9
$16.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$25.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
12.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3528
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3516
$284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$8.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.47
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.79
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5350
$10087

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In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1355
110K
Holetown
$1303
1.6K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$834
6.87M
Mandalay
$679
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$733
1.16M
Taunggyi
$680
265K
Myitkyina
$662
243K
Monywa
$697
207K
Hpa-an
$769
422K
Myeik
$673
222K
Mawlamyine
$761
289K
Pathein
$763
287K
Bago
$760
284K
Sittwe
$678
101K