Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 44.9% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$8.03
MX$134.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$6.54
MX$109.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$1.03
MX$17.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.77
MX$12.87
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Mexico
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$1.99
MX$33.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$3.54
MX$59.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$4.85
MX$81.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$2.03
MX$33.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$3.00
MX$50.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$1.21
MX$20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.64
MX$10.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.68
MX$11.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.64
MX$10.76
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$4.64
MX$77.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$20.68
MX$347.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,357.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$11.82
MX$198.43
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
Barbados
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$30.39
MX$510.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$421.91
MX$7,079.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$289.43
MX$4,856.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$46.38
MX$778.29
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$204.47
MX$3,431.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,514.43
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$2.08
MX$34.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.65
MX$44.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$3.58
MX$60.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$34.48
MX$578.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$4.19
MX$70.32
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$44.78
MX$751.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$34.80
MX$583.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$81.99
MX$1,375.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$70.46
MX$1,182.29
|
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