Cost of living comparison
Austria is 15.3% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Austria instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Barbados
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$15.33
€14.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$10.30
€9.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$2.98
€2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$2.26
€2.07
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.50
€2.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$8.22
€7.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$4.01
€3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$5.79
€5.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$1.84
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$6.51
€5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$49.62
€45.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$26,063.58
€23,817.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$19.69
€17.99
|
|
pay 55.4% more for housing
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$36.32
€33.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$871.49
€796.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$685.35
€626.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$267.95
€244.86
|
|
pay 88.1% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$469.56
€429.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$14,286.41
€13,055.17
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$4.59
€4.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$3.54
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$6.46
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$44.34
€40.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$12.69
€11.59
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$85.15
€77.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$46.34
€42.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$89.08
€81.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$125.31
€114.51
|
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