Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 15.8% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.94
|
$30.00
$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.42
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.86
|
$1.76
$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.82
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.05
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.31
|
$7.69
$15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.21
|
$13.27
$26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr27.03
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.62
|
$5.36
$10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.31
|
$1.74
$3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.01
|
$1.29
$2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.64
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.10
|
$2.44
$4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.29
|
$1.64
$3.27
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.59
|
$7.94
$15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,730.27
|
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$38.15
$76.30
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.52
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,841.96
|
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,644.61
|
$447.78
$895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr984.16
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,565.73
|
$313.33
$626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,647.54
|
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.58
|
$2.63
$5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.77
|
$4.50
$9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.71
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr395.12
|
$82.23
$164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.63
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr957.87
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.55
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,009.19
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,436.81
|
$100.83
$201.67
|
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