Barbados vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$599
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$922
$289
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1481
$601
💸 GDP per capita
$25366
$2697
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
38
🌐 English speaking %
100%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
28
73
😀 Quality of life
64
45
🏙️ Population
303K
1.33B

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1320) is 202% more expensive than in India ($437). Barbados ranked 50th vs 190th for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barbados compared to 1.4 months in India. Ranked 56th and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs India

We calculate prices for Barbados and India as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 220 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Barbados India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.14
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1597
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$42
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$7.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.81%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3522
$1965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$1014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.6
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6545
$1939

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1318
110K
Holetown
$1450
1.6K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$534
12.3M
Mumbai
$735
15.4M
Hyderabad
$482
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$439
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$462
7.65M
Surat
$730
5.94M
Kolkata
$387
4.5M
Jaipur
$381
3.07M
Lucknow
$369
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$381
2.04M
Ghaziabad
$387
2.38M
Vadodara
$385
2.07M
Kanpur
$327
3.07M
Nagpur
$556
2.41M
Thane
$503
1.89M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Gurgaon
$520
877K
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Varanasi
$281
1.2M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Kalyan
$412
1.25M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Nashik
$359
1.49M
Jamshedpur
$377
1.56M
Jodhpur
$369
1.7M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Faridabad
$381
1.4M
Chandigarh
$380
1.06M