Cost of living comparison
Australia is 38.6% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Australia instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$15.31
A$23.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$8.98
A$13.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$2.45
A$3.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$2.05
A$3.10
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$2.00
A$3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$4.24
A$6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$5.00
A$7.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$3.52
A$5.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$3.56
A$5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.31
A$1.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$2.10
A$3.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$4.95
A$7.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$81.92
A$123.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$22,079.60
A$33,352.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$15.28
A$23.07
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$55.83
A$84.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$1,119.19
A$1,690.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$889.00
A$1,342.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$120.53
A$182.08
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$1,373.48
A$2,074.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$11,458.00
A$17,308.16
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$5.72
A$8.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$3.30
A$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$24.53
A$37.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$46.71
A$70.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$12.25
A$18.51
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Australia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$71.47
A$107.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$41.82
A$63.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$101.71
A$153.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$106.56
A$160.97
|
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