Barbados vs Niger - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Niger
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1361
$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$2171
🏠 One person rent
$570
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$33.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1473
$306
💸 GDP per capita
$22673
$618
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
32
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
30
26
😀 Quality of life
64
14
🏙️ Population
303K
21.5M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1361) is 28% more expensive than in Niger ($1062). Barbados ranked 41st vs 77th for Niger 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 0.3 months in Niger. Ranked 53rd and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Niger

We calculate prices for Barbados and Niger as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 3 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 Niger
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
10.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$1565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3469
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$7.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$42.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$4628

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

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

In Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1073
1.03M
Maradi
$1042
267K
Zinder
$1037
236K