Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 49.0% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.1% more in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Barbados
- Transportation
-
pay 54.8% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 33.1% more in Barbados
- Childcare
-
pay 12.2% less in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.9% more in Barbados
- Clothing
-
pay 29.2% more in Barbados
The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Barbados are more expensive than in Greece. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Barbados.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Greece, you would:
pay 69.1% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.71
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.09
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.84
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.33
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.76
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.71
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.72
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,169.39
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.28
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.17
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€466.08
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€348.61
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€156.15
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€367.20
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,628.73
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.91
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.31
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.84
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.34
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.62
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.91
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.04
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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