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Barbados vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 73.0% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 94.4% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 48.8% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 33.6% less in Barbados

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

Barbados vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$31.67 BBD63.33	+179.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$11.42 BBD22.83	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$1.87 BBD3.74	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$1.47 BBD2.94	+3.3%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Argentina	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$2.88 BBD5.77	+47.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$3.66 BBD7.33	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$13.79 BBD27.57	+175.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$5.88 BBD11.75	+149.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$6.08 BBD12.15	+101.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$2.01 BBD4.01	+94.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$1.44 BBD2.89	+59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$2.77 BBD5.55	+336.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$2.63 BBD5.26	+116.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$2.27 BBD4.53	+327.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$1.90 BBD3.79	+267.2%
Average			+149.5%

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pay 94.4% more for transportation

	Argentina	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$7.80 BBD15.61	+89.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$26.00 BBD52.00	+12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+58.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$35.77 BBD71.55	+217.0%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Argentina	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$65.83 BBD131.67	+170.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	+86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	+118.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$125.22 BBD250.44	+114.6%
Average			+122.5%

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pay 48.8% more for childcare

	Argentina	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$302.50 BBD605.00	+12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	+85.1%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$2.67 BBD5.33	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$4.82 BBD9.65	+52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$7.87 BBD15.73	+139.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$74.38 BBD148.75	+130.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$10.25 BBD20.50	+52.2%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 33.6% less for clothing

	Argentina	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$57.92 BBD115.83	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$35.83 BBD71.67	-55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$98.61 BBD197.22	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$78.06 BBD156.11	-29.8%
Average			-33.6%

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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: December 2025

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