Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Barbados
  3. Australia
  4. Comparison
BBD
COMPARED TO
AUD

Barbados is 14.7% cheaper than Australia.

If you lived in Australia instead of Barbados, you would:
local_dining

pay 11.9% more for restaurants

  Barbados help_outline Australia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.58
$25.17
$13.61
A$17.59
+8.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.67
$15.33
$7.59
A$9.81
-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.39
$2.78
$2.26
A$2.93
+62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.98
$1.97
$1.87
A$2.41
+89.8%
Barbados vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 19.1% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.10
$4.20
$1.65
A$2.13
-21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.72
$5.43
$3.22
A$4.16
+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $12.33
$24.66
$3.90
A$5.04
-68.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.55
$7.10
$3.06
A$3.96
-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.39
$8.78
$3.18
A$4.12
-27.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.76
$3.52
$1.23
A$1.59
-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.07
$2.14
$1.06
A$1.37
-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.97
$3.93
$1.19
A$1.54
-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.66
$3.33
$1.63
A$2.11
-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.67
$1.33
$1.02
A$1.32
+53.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.75
$1.51
$0.81
A$1.05
+7.9%
Barbados vs. Australia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 31.2% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.64
$13.28
$3.80
A$4.91
-42.8%
Monthly public transit pass $41.09
$82.17
$94.88
A$122.70
+130.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
$50,000.00
$17,132.84
A$22,156.14
-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $19.00
$38.00
$15.31
A$19.79
-19.4%
Barbados vs. Australia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 62.8% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $43.23
$86.47
$52.36
A$67.71
+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $653.33
$1,306.67
$945.31
A$1,222.47
+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $374.58
$749.17
$757.13
A$979.12
+102.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $74.94
$149.88
$111.17
A$143.76
+48.3%
Barbados vs. Australia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 5.2 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $137.50
$275.00
$1,101.82
A$1,424.86
+701.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,750.00
$5,500.00
$14,035.55
A$18,150.73
+410.4%
Barbados vs. Australia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.92
$3.83
$5.17
A$6.69
+169.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
$7.38
$3.11
A$4.02
-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.12
$12.25
$19.98
A$25.84
+226.3%
Monthly membership at local gym $78.68
$157.36
$42.62
A$55.12
-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.33
$18.67
$11.82
A$15.29
+26.7%
Barbados vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 8.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $65.33
$130.67
$66.07
A$85.44
+1.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.50
$85.00
$40.64
A$52.55
-4.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $105.83
$211.67
$92.43
A$119.53
-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $100.00
$200.00
$89.21
A$115.36
-10.8%
Barbados vs. Australia - Cost of clothing
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