Barbados vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3127
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$605
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1469
$111
💸 GDP per capita
$25366
$634
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
13
🌐 English speaking %
100%
9%
🎓 Higher education
15
26
😀 Quality of life
66
16
🏙️ Population
282K
40.6M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1353) is 151% more expensive than in Yemen ($539). Barbados ranked 46th vs 178th for Yemen 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 0.2 months in Yemen. Ranked 56th and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Barbados and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.4
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1598
$553
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$1590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.61
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.28
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.02
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$150
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6526
$3196

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In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1352
110K
Holetown
$1463
1.6K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$560
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$522
618K
Taiz
$522
615K
Aden
$517
507K
Ibb
$512
351K
Dhamar
$500
160K
Mukalla
$500
144K
Sayyan
$498
70K
Sa'dah
$498
70.2K
Zabid
$499
50.8K