Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 2.3 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 99.7% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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