Cost of living comparison

Barbados

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 10.4% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% less in Canada
Groceries: pay 29.6% less in Canada
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in Canada
Housing: pay 17.1% more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Canada
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Canada

The cost of housing and clothing in Canada are more expensive than in Barbados. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Canada.

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Canada vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 15.5% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50 BBD45.00	$17.02 CA$23.79	-24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.25 BBD22.50	$10.30 CA$14.40	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 BBD4.57	$2.01 CA$2.81	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 BBD3.25	$1.64 CA$2.29	+0.8%
Average			-15.5%

Barbados vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.6% less for groceries

	Barbados	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 BBD6.48	$2.51 CA$3.51	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 BBD7.82	$5.21 CA$7.28	+33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.47 BBD28.93	$8.08 CA$11.29	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.13 BBD12.26	$3.50 CA$4.89	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 BBD9.00	$5.39 CA$7.53	+19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BBD4.76	$1.80 CA$2.51	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$0.63 CA$0.88	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.44 BBD4.87	$1.65 CA$2.31	-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 BBD4.91	$1.77 CA$2.47	-28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 BBD3.91	$1.15 CA$1.61	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 BBD3.24	$1.08 CA$1.52	-33.1%
Average			-29.6%

Barbados vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Barbados	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.73 BBD15.46	$4.47 CA$6.25	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$65.05 CA$90.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$27,172.47 CA$37,977.60	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.40 BBD64.80	$15.38 CA$21.50	-52.5%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 17.1% more for housing

	Barbados	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.96 BBD167.92	$57.08 CA$79.77	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.00 BBD1,850.00	$1,206.12 CA$1,685.74	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$900.00 BBD1,800.00	$1,084.12 CA$1,515.22	+20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.79 BBD225.59	$109.92 CA$153.63	-2.5%
Average			+17.1%

Barbados vs. Canada - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Barbados	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$708.00 CA$989.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$14,065.57 CA$19,658.74

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.75 BBD5.50	$5.10 CA$7.13	+85.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.13 BBD10.27	$3.67 CA$5.13	-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00 BBD14.00	$13.41 CA$18.74	+91.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.17 BBD138.33	$42.22 CA$59.00	-39.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.88 BBD23.75	$11.12 CA$15.54	-6.4%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Barbados	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.38 BBD98.75	$53.28 CA$74.47	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.88 BBD53.75	$40.15 CA$56.11	+49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.12 BBD186.25	$86.30 CA$120.62	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.25 BBD162.50	$99.70 CA$139.35	+22.7%
Average			+16.4%

Barbados vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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