Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 24.4% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Barbados
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£14.06
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.38
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.47
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.40
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.36
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.20
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.09
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.08
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.81
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.79
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.23
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,988.00
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.98
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.76
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,431.89
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,254.06
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.53
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£725.26
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,372.58
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.26
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.31
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.41
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.65
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.54
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Barbados
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.85
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.95
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.82
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£75.32
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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