Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sweden vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary
Sweden is 16.0% cheaper than Barbados overall.
Sweden vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sweden instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
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Barbados
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
BBD45.00
|
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.25
BBD22.50
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
BBD4.57
|
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
BBD3.25
|
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
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Barbados vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.1% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
BBD6.48
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
BBD7.82
|
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.47
BBD28.93
|
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.13
BBD12.26
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
BBD4.76
|
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
BBD4.87
|
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
BBD4.91
|
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
BBD3.91
|
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.62
BBD3.24
|
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
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Barbados vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries
pay 21.6% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.73
BBD15.46
|
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,750.00
BBD87,500.00
|
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$32.40
BBD64.80
|
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
|
Barbados vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation
pay 17.9% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.96
BBD167.92
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.00
BBD1,850.00
|
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.00
BBD1,800.00
|
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.79
BBD225.59
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
|
Barbados vs. Sweden - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
Barbados vs. Sweden - Cost of childcare
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
BBD5.50
|
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
BBD10.27
|
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
BBD14.00
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.17
BBD138.33
|
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.88
BBD23.75
|
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
|
Barbados vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 55.1% more for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.38
BBD98.75
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.88
BBD53.75
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.12
BBD186.25
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.25
BBD162.50
|
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
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Barbados vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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