Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 49.0% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Greece, you would:
pay 69.1% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
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