Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 2.9 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.23
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.02
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.63
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.55
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.22
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.96
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.70
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.94
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.61
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.31
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.53
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.88
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.17
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 48.7% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM690.52
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.33
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.75
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.41
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.27
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 96.5% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM268.21
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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