Cost of living comparison
France is 8.9% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in France instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.58
$59.17
|
$15.40
€15.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
$20.33
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
$3.43
|
$2.52
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.72
€1.69
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
$5.64
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
$15.30
|
$7.87
€7.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.51
$27.01
|
$4.00
€3.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
$9.62
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
$9.98
|
$4.55
€4.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
$3.20
|
$1.27
€1.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$2.51
|
$0.94
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.22
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$3.35
|
$1.40
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
$2.64
|
$0.82
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
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pay 20.2% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
$14.67
|
$7.91
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$49.29
€48.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,375.00
$78,750.00
|
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.50
$55.00
|
$16.72
€16.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Barbados
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.92
$115.83
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$688.53
$1,377.06
|
$705.48
€692.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.00
$880.00
|
$568.84
€558.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.87
$199.74
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.81
$613.61
|
$733.34
€719.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
|
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
$5.53
|
$5.55
€5.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
$8.58
|
$2.80
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
$17.93
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.50
$155.00
|
$35.94
€35.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$10.50
€10.31
|
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pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.11
$140.22
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.08
$114.17
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$184.38
$368.75
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.08
$214.17
|
$117.33
€115.17
|
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