Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 6.3% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.98
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.39
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.86
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Greenland
|
Barbados
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.44
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK117.28
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.49
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.99
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.95
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.72
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.34
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.64
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.23
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK567.05
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK244,258.58
|
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK354.91
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,529.80
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,139.08
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,919.33
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,169.85
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.74
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.50
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.55
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK279.95
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Greenland
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK713.91
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK183.58
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,426.80
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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