Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 64.0% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$2.71
$10,332
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.60
$2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.46
$1,750
|
|
pay 73.4% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$1.61
$6,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$3.28
$12,496
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$1.55
$5,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$0.83
$3,171
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.29
$1,120
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.37
$1,402
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.40
$1,512
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.30
$1,159
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.33
$1,275
|
|
pay 67.0% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$2.04
$7,765
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$23.61
$90,083
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$11.28
$43,031
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$208.57
$795,660
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$176.18
$672,111
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$104.33
$398,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$0.90
$3,417
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$1.21
$4,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$18.34
$69,968
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$2.91
$11,113
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$45.16
$172,272
|
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