Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 88.6% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 91.5% more for restaurants
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Mozambique
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Barbados
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
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pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
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pay 91.1% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
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pay 31.2% more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
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pay 15.1% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
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pay 50.0% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Barbados
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
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