Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 2.5 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Barbados instead of China, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
China
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.94
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
China
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.13
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.98
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.57
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.66
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
China
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.54
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.76
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,587.20
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.95
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
China
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.20
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.98
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,790.07
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.63
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
China
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,300.30
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,297.02
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 95.4% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.56
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.57
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.93
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
China
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.56
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.83
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.29
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.54
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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