Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 77.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 64.7% more in Barbados
- Transportation
-
pay 55.1% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 33.5% more in Barbados
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.2% more in Barbados
- Clothing
-
pay 25.8% more in Barbados
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Barbados are more expensive than in Cabo Verde. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Barbados.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE522.44
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE497.56
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE220.85
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE121.93
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE257.11
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE688.47
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE513.25
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE287.09
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE336.84
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE164.79
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE119.33
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE142.94
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE200.68
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE109.46
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE88.77
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE660.54
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,587.33
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,985,380.18
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,201.72
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,858.81
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE48,690.52
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE35,836.80
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,903.43
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE13,943.79
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE289,084.31
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE276.15
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE183.99
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE447.81
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,519.53
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE796.10
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,726.85
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,478.07
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,453.70
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE14,926.90
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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