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New Zealand vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 22.5% more expensive than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 35.4% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.8% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 6.2% less for restaurants

	Barbados	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$14.45 NZ$25.01	-54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$2.02 NZ$3.49	+36.9%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 35.4% less for groceries

	Barbados	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$1.74 NZ$3.01	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$3.88 NZ$6.72	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$6.34 NZ$10.97	-54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$4.01 NZ$6.93	-34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$1.18 NZ$2.04	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$1.29 NZ$2.24	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$0.85 NZ$1.47	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-58.0%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Barbados	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$6.08 NZ$10.52	-22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+186.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$17.81 NZ$30.83	-50.2%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Barbados	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$50.00 NZ$86.54	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	+24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-23.6%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Barbados	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	+110.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	+115.4%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$6.04 NZ$10.46	+126.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+194.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-49.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$10.72 NZ$18.56	+4.6%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Barbados	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$65.22 NZ$112.90	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$39.23 NZ$67.91	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$119.43 NZ$206.73	+53.0%
Average			+16.7%

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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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