Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 40.0% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Barbados
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
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pay 84.7% more for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Barbados
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Barbados
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 78.3% more for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Barbados
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.83
BBD201.67
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