Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.7% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Austria instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$48.12
€45.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$25,940.65
€24,325.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$19.81
€18.57
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$743.38
€697.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$621.91
€583.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$222.11
€208.29
|
|
pay 49.5% more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$416.59
€390.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$8,210.34
€7,699.25
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$41.56
€38.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
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pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$75.76
€71.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$85.33
€80.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$110.53
€103.65
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