Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 0.1% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Barbados instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF739
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF889
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF313
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Barbados
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF919
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF577
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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