Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Barbados

Barbados vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 86.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Barbados
Housing: pay 51.1% more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 4.0% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 36.1% more in Barbados

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Barbados are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Barbados.

Barbados vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.24	$31.67 BBD63.33	+370.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.28	$10.75 BBD21.50	+42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.79 BBD3.58	+143.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$1.39 BBD2.77	+463.1%
Average			+254.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$2.57 BBD5.15	+172.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.52	$7.32 BBD14.65	+89.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.38	$13.65 BBD27.30	+101.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.67	$5.22 BBD10.44	+102.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.09	$6.15 BBD12.30	+90.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$1.78 BBD3.57	+89.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$1.42 BBD2.83	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$2.52 BBD5.05	+238.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$2.65 BBD5.29	+259.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$1.92 BBD3.83	+184.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$1.98 BBD3.96	+212.9%
Average			+147.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.63	$7.82 BBD15.64	+239.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.39	$51.00 BBD102.00	+14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,819.36	$41,250.00 BBD82,500.00	+61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR67.98	$33.60 BBD67.20	+85.4%
Average			+100.3%

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pay 51.1% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.20	$59.67 BBD119.33	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,441.68	$716.11 BBD1,432.22	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,048.71	$615.56 BBD1,231.11	+120.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.42	$100.37 BBD200.74	+17.9%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 4.0% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,136.89	$318.06 BBD636.11	+4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,746.08	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	+3.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.39	$2.43 BBD4.86	+42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.37	$4.68 BBD9.36	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.94	$8.70 BBD17.40	+21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR369.77	$79.38 BBD158.75	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.37	$10.25 BBD20.50	-38.4%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 36.1% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR160.96	$66.94 BBD133.89	+56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.61	$57.50 BBD115.00	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR343.83	$142.01 BBD284.03	+54.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR295.89	$106.39 BBD212.78	+34.9%
Average			+36.1%

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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: March 2025

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