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Barbados vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 51.1% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Barbados
Housing: pay 34.2% less in Barbados
Childcare: pay 30.4% less in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Barbados
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Barbados

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Barbados are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Barbados. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Barbados.

Barbados vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.01 AED29.44	$31.67 BBD63.33	+295.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 AED30.19	$10.75 BBD21.50	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 AED3.73	$1.79 BBD3.58	+76.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 AED2.09	$1.39 BBD2.77	+143.8%
Average			+136.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 AED4.64	$2.57 BBD5.15	+103.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 AED18.66	$7.32 BBD14.65	+44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 AED24.96	$13.65 BBD27.30	+100.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AED9.07	$5.22 BBD10.44	+111.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 AED12.21	$6.15 BBD12.30	+84.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 AED3.47	$1.78 BBD3.57	+89.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$1.42 BBD2.83	+91.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.64	$2.52 BBD5.05	+250.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 AED2.07	$2.65 BBD5.29	+368.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 AED1.64	$1.92 BBD3.83	+329.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$1.98 BBD3.96	+319.0%
Average			+172.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Barbados - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 AED11.23	$7.82 BBD15.64	+155.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.60 AED178.50	$51.00 BBD102.00	+4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,240.06 AED155,143.53	$41,250.00 BBD82,500.00	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.46 AED31.07	$33.60 BBD67.20	+297.2%
Average			+113.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Barbados - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.2% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.75 AED351.69	$59.67 BBD119.33	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,395.59 AED5,125.85	$716.11 BBD1,432.22	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.52 AED3,619.73	$615.56 BBD1,231.11	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.48 AED424.14	$100.37 BBD200.74	-13.1%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 30.4% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.75 AED1,864.93	$318.06 BBD636.11	-37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,162.28 AED29,979.24	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	-23.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.55 AED38.75	$2.43 BBD4.86	-77.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.03 AED18.46	$4.68 BBD9.36	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.87	$8.70 BBD17.40	+39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.91 AED311.87	$79.38 BBD158.75	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.83 AED47.12	$10.25 BBD20.50	-20.1%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.14 AED235.59	$66.94 BBD133.89	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.91 AED238.42	$57.50 BBD115.00	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.31 AED342.71	$142.01 BBD284.03	+52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.50 AED354.42	$106.39 BBD212.78	+10.3%
Average			+13.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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