Cost of living comparison
Indiana is 22.3% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Indiana instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$2.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$3.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$38.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$32,634.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$15.03
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$62.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$1,197.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$997.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$139.24
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$1,158.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$15,521.00
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$8.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$31.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$11.71
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$42.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$36.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$76.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$102.45
|
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