Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 8.0% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Barbados
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Barbados
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
Barbados
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Barbados
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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