Cost of living comparison

Barbados

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 69.1% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 64.3% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 50.3% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 77.9% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 48.8% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 78.3% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50 BBD45.00	$2.19 LKR726.11	-90.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.25 BBD22.50	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	-44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 BBD4.57	$0.82 LKR270.87	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 BBD3.25	$0.31 LKR101.62	-81.1%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 64.3% less for groceries

	Barbados	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 BBD6.48	$0.50 LKR164.88	-84.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 BBD7.82	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	+30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.47 BBD28.93	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	-65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.13 BBD12.26	$1.59 LKR525.48	-74.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 BBD9.00	$1.92 LKR637.54	-57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BBD4.76	$2.39 LKR790.19	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$0.33 LKR110.92	-80.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.44 BBD4.87	$1.65 LKR546.03	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 BBD4.91	$0.59 LKR195.36	-76.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 BBD3.91	$0.45 LKR150.14	-76.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 BBD3.24	$0.34 LKR113.13	-78.9%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 50.3% less for transportation

	Barbados	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.73 BBD15.46	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	-38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$4.92 LKR1,628.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.40 BBD64.80	$2.96 LKR979.01	-90.9%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 77.9% less for housing

	Barbados	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.96 BBD167.92	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.00 BBD1,850.00	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$900.00 BBD1,800.00	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	-84.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.79 BBD225.59	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	-68.3%
Average			-77.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Barbados	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$28.08 LKR9,301.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$711.79 LKR236K

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pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.75 BBD5.50	$2.16 LKR714.17	-21.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.13 BBD10.27	$2.16 LKR713.82	-58.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00 BBD14.00	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	+41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.17 BBD138.33	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	-86.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.88 BBD23.75	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	-69.3%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

	Barbados	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.38 BBD98.75	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.88 BBD53.75	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	-51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.12 BBD186.25	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	-23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.25 BBD162.50	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	-58.6%
Average			-48.8%

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