Cost of living comparison

Bridgetown, Barbados

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 55.7% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 91.4% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 50.1% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.0% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Reykjavik

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Bridgetown. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Bridgetown, you would:

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pay 91.4% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$20.00 ISK2,482
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$18.02 ISK2,236	+94.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$3.15 ISK391	+110.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BBD2.58	$2.19 ISK271	+69.2%
Average			+91.4%

Bridgetown vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Bridgetown	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 BBD5.56	$3.61 ISK448	+29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.65 BBD29.29	$7.76 ISK963	-47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$6.40 ISK795	-56.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 BBD10.36	$5.76 ISK714	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 BBD9.53	$9.45 ISK1,172	+98.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$1.40 ISK174	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 BBD2.37	$1.01 ISK125	-15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 BBD3.34	$1.22 ISK151	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.31	$2.22 ISK276	+34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 BBD2.20	$1.43 ISK178	+30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.93 ISK116	-37.7%
Average			+0.3%

Bridgetown vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.1% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$8.50 ISK1,055	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00 BBD54.00	$74.95 ISK9,302	+177.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	$42,450.45 ISK5,268,101	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.50 BBD51.00	$24.05 ISK2,985	-5.7%
Average			+50.1%

Bridgetown vs. Reykjavik - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bridgetown	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00 BBD98.00	$69.87 ISK8,670	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	$1,971.17 ISK244,622	+234.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.00 BBD960.00	$1,803.44 ISK223,807	+275.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.91 BBD133.82	$53.95 ISK6,696	-19.4%
Average			+133.2%

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.67 BBD483.33	$252.14 ISK31,291	+4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$5,993.99 ISK743,855	-7.8%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 86.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$10.81 ISK1,342	+332.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$5.31 ISK658	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$12.25 ISK1,520	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.75 BBD147.50	$69.95 ISK8,680	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$14.77 ISK1,834	+40.7%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Bridgetown	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.50 BBD145.00	$108.97 ISK13,523	+50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00 BBD110.00	$49.72 ISK6,170	-9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.38 BBD268.75	$151.85 ISK18,845	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00 BBD230.00	$194.16 ISK24,095	+68.8%
Average			+30.6%

Bridgetown vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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