Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 63.3% more expensive than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.8% more in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Barbados
- Transportation
-
pay 94.2% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 85.3% more in Barbados
- Childcare
-
pay 39.5% less in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.9% more in Barbados
- Clothing
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pay 19.3% more in Barbados
The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Barbados are more expensive than in Latvia. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Barbados.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 77.8% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.40
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.23
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,544.86
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.00
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.70
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€180.99
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.26
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,305.92
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.62
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.96
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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