Cost of living comparison

 Norway
compared to
 Barbados
Barbados vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 7.3% more expensive than Norway overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.8% less in Barbados
Groceries
pay 51.5% more in Barbados
Transportation
pay 13.2% more in Barbados
Housing
pay 18.4% less in Barbados
Childcare
pay 9.5% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.3% less in Barbados
Clothing
pay 11.3% more in Barbados

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Barbados are more expensive than in Norway. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Barbados.

Barbados vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Norway, you would:

pay 6.8% less for restaurants

 
Norway
Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.52
NOK210.80
$31.67
BBD63.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.17
NOK138.48
$10.75
BBD21.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
NOK32.76
$1.79
BBD3.58

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

 
Norway
Barbados
Bread
1 loaf
$3.03
NOK34.48
$2.57
BBD5.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.10
NOK58.02
$7.32
BBD14.65
Milk (1 gallon) $7.41
NOK84.39
$13.65
BBD27.30

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

 
Norway
Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.32
NOK83.34
$7.82
BBD15.64
Monthly public transit pass $67.29
NOK765.90
$51.00
BBD102.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,441.53
NOK369,255.06
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00

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pay 18.4% less for housing

 
Norway
Barbados
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.97
NOK602.87
$59.67
BBD119.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,030.17
NOK11,725.56
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.77
NOK9,148.62
$615.56
BBD1,231.11

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

 
Norway
Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $272.16
NOK3,097.80
$318.06
BBD636.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,113.04
NOK69,579.71
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Norway
Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.83
NOK100.48
$2.43
BBD4.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.64
NOK52.79
$4.68
BBD9.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.25
NOK150.81
$8.70
BBD17.40

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

 
Norway
Barbados
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.77
NOK999.06
$66.94
BBD133.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.11
NOK456.51
$57.50
BBD115.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.53
NOK1,144.22
$142.01
BBD284.03

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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