Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 14.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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