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