Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 3.2 times more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Barbados
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Barbados
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Barbados
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Barbados
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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