Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 48.3% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 81.2% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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