Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 49.5% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
Barbados
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Barbados
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Barbados
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 43.7% less for childcare
Barbados
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Barbados
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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