Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 12.9% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
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pay 85.7% more for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
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pay 45.2% more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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