Cost of living comparison
Norway is 10.4% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Norway instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
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