Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 3.8% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr134.59
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.08
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.03
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.75
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.36
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.53
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.16
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.60
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.76
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.30
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.43
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Denmark
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.66
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr552.91
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr161.46
|
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
Denmark
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.45
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.02
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr253.58
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr108.85
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Denmark
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr961.79
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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