Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 48.8% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 57.7% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.73
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.80
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.60
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.08
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
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pay 73.3% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.44
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.00
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.25
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€854.15
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€694.89
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€431.95
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€38.87
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.45
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.01
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
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