Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 18.7% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
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Barbados
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
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pay 38.3% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
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pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
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pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
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