Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 2.7 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.25
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.82
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.02
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.70
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.06
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.04
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.43
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.77
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.15
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.22
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.40
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.81
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.92
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.88
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.81
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR152,771.06
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.87
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.10
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,436.47
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR944.96
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR146.85
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 44.3% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR728.37
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,488.55
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.28
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.30
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.09
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR161.63
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.79
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 79.6% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR236.51
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.07
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR290.04
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR257.81
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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