Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 4.5% more expensive than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.7% less in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 85.0% more in Barbados
- Transportation
-
pay 7.6% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 23.5% less in Barbados
- Childcare
-
pay 55.7% less in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.3% more in Barbados
- Clothing
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pay 18.2% more in Barbados
The cost of groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Barbados are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Barbados. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Barbados.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.50
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.76
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.59
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.05
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.58
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.88
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.89
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.06
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.77
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.87
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.42
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,119.91
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.03
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.96
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,135.03
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€926.10
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€165.31
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,433.32
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,968.81
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.89
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.17
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.14
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.33
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.28
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.26
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.68
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.53
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.36
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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