Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 14.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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