Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Barbados
  3. United States
  4. Indiana
  5. Comparison
BBD
COMPARED TO
USD

Indiana is 24.1% more expensive than Barbados.

If you lived in Indiana instead of Barbados, you would:
local_dining

pay 10.9% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.50
$35.00
$12.35 -29.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.62
$21.25
$7.43 -30.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
$3.19
$1.79 +12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.44
$2.88
$1.50 +3.8%
Average -10.9%
Barbados vs. Indiana - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 34.5% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.91
$5.83
$2.10 -27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.73
$19.46
$5.12 -47.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $12.70
$25.41
$2.32 -81.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $4.96
$9.91
$1.71 -65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $6.21
$12.42
$3.50 -43.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.96
$3.92
$1.99 +1.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.18
$2.36
$0.77 -35.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.68
$3.37
$1.94 +15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.19
$4.37
$1.50 -31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.68
$3.37
$1.36 -19.2%
Onions (1 lb) $2.09
$4.19
$1.17 -43.9%
Average -34.5%
Barbados vs. Indiana - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 47.1% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
$14.38
$2.42 -66.3%
Monthly public transit pass $63.89
$127.78
$39.00 -39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,625.00
$81,250.00
$26,106.36 -35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $28.88
$57.75
$15.12 -47.6%
Average -47.1%
Barbados vs. Indiana - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 7.0% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $71.20
$142.40
$57.92 -18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $860.91
$1,721.82
$873.07 +1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $696.67
$1,393.33
$694.46 -0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $95.95
$191.89
$139.71 +45.6%
Average +7.0%
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child_care

pay 4.1 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $157.50
$315.00
$769.98 +388.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,125.00
$6,250.00
$10,502.08 +236.1%
Average +312.5%
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gamepad

pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.88
$5.75
$3.61 +25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.34
$8.69
$3.83 -11.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.25
$18.50
$6.68 -27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $85.01
$170.01
$33.95 -60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.75
$19.50
$10.25 +5.1%
Average -13.8%
Barbados vs. Indiana - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 44.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $82.88
$165.75
$41.34 -50.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $66.88
$133.75
$32.56 -51.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $159.38
$318.75
$76.20 -52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $128.12
$256.25
$96.68 -24.5%
Average -44.5%
Barbados vs. Indiana - Cost of clothing
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