Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 77.2% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 98.3% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Barbados or Solomon Islands. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.