Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 63.3% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 77.8% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
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pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
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