Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 79.4% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Barbados
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Barbados
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Barbados
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
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