Cost of living comparison
Australia is 38.6% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Australia instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$15.31
A$23.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$3.56
A$5.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$4.95
A$7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$81.92
A$123.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$15.28
A$23.10
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$5.72
A$8.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$46.71
A$70.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$12.25
A$18.52
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$106.56
A$161.11
|
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