Cost of living comparison

Barbados

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 5.9% more expensive than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Denmark
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Denmark

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

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Denmark vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

	Barbados	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50 BBD45.00	$20.73 DKK138.31	-7.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.25 BBD22.50	$13.74 DKK91.67	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 BBD4.57	$3.88 DKK25.88	+69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 BBD3.25	$3.06 DKK20.42	+88.4%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Barbados	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 BBD6.48	$3.38 DKK22.57	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 BBD7.82	$7.11 DKK47.41	+81.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.47 BBD28.93	$7.62 DKK50.87	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.13 BBD12.26	$4.86 DKK32.43	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 BBD9.00	$5.50 DKK36.69	+22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BBD4.76	$1.38 DKK9.24	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$1.33 DKK8.91	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.44 BBD4.87	$1.62 DKK10.81	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 BBD4.91	$2.05 DKK13.69	-16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 BBD3.91	$0.96 DKK6.41	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 BBD3.24	$0.86 DKK5.75	-46.8%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Barbados	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.73 BBD15.46	$8.78 DKK58.59	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$90.81 DKK605.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$49,082.02 DKK327K	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.40 BBD64.80	$21.81 DKK145.51	-32.7%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Barbados	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.96 BBD167.92	$38.53 DKK257.08	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.00 BBD1,850.00	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$900.00 BBD1,800.00	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.79 BBD225.59	$148.64 DKK991.82	+31.8%
Average			+5.5%

Barbados vs. Denmark - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Barbados	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$546.22 DKK3,644.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.75 BBD5.50	$7.87 DKK52.52	+186.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.13 BBD10.27	$6.26 DKK41.75	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00 BBD14.00	$9.31 DKK62.10	+32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.17 BBD138.33	$43.88 DKK292.77	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.88 BBD23.75	$18.38 DKK122.64	+54.8%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Barbados	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.38 BBD98.75	$105.11 DKK701.32	+112.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.88 BBD53.75	$45.60 DKK304.27	+69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.12 BBD186.25	$123.67 DKK825.17	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.25 BBD162.50	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	+116.0%
Average			+79.4%

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