Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 47.0% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Barbados
|
Illinois
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$16.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$10.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$5.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$3.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$72.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$28,096.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$17.96
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
Barbados
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$65.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$1,375.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$1,146.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$137.37
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$1,394.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$24,405.00
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$9.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$60.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$51.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$41.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$80.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$115.89
|
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