Cost of living comparison
Indiana is 24.1% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Indiana instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
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Barbados
|
Indiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.50
$35.00
|
$12.35
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.62
$21.25
|
$7.43
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
$3.19
|
$1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
$2.88
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
$5.83
|
$2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.73
$19.46
|
$5.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.70
$25.41
|
$2.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
$9.91
|
$1.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.21
$12.42
|
$3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
$3.92
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
$2.36
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
$3.37
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
$4.37
|
$1.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
$3.37
|
$1.36
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.19
|
$1.17
|
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pay 47.1% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
$14.38
|
$2.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.89
$127.78
|
$39.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,625.00
$81,250.00
|
$26,106.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.88
$57.75
|
$15.12
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.20
$142.40
|
$57.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.91
$1,721.82
|
$873.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$696.67
$1,393.33
|
$694.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.95
$191.89
|
$139.71
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.50
$315.00
|
$769.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,125.00
$6,250.00
|
$10,502.08
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
$5.75
|
$3.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
$8.69
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
$18.50
|
$6.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.01
$170.01
|
$33.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
$19.50
|
$10.25
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.88
$165.75
|
$41.34
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.88
$133.75
|
$32.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.38
$318.75
|
$76.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.12
$256.25
|
$96.68
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