Cost of living comparison

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

Barbados is 2.5 times more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.7 times more in Barbados
Groceries
pay 4.5 times more in Barbados
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Barbados
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Barbados
Childcare
pay 15.8% less in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Barbados
Clothing
pay 50.4% more in Barbados

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

Barbados vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

 
Turkey
Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.91
TRY242.83
$31.67
BBD63.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
TRY242.86
$10.75
BBD21.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
TRY41.26
$1.79
BBD3.58

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pay 4.5 times more for groceries

 
Turkey
Barbados
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
TRY35.67
$2.57
BBD5.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.97
TRY174.67
$7.32
BBD14.65
Milk (1 gallon) $3.15
TRY110.74
$13.65
BBD27.30

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Turkey
Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.40
TRY154.59
$7.82
BBD15.64
Monthly public transit pass $19.27
TRY677.08
$51.00
BBD102.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,819.35
TRY1,574,952.04
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Turkey
Barbados
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.31
TRY397.31
$59.67
BBD119.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $442.81
TRY15,560.46
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $336.49
TRY11,824.35
$615.56
BBD1,231.11

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

 
Turkey
Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $408.60
TRY14,358.07
$318.06
BBD636.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,892.93
TRY242,217.44
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.54
TRY89.34
$2.43
BBD4.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
TRY92.12
$4.68
BBD9.36
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
TRY67.15
$8.70
BBD17.40

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

 
Turkey
Barbados
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.74
TRY1,501.93
$66.94
BBD133.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.74
TRY1,431.77
$57.50
BBD115.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.38
TRY3,105.66
$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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