Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 24.4% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
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Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
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pay 35.7% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
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pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
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pay 54.2% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 90.0% more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
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pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
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