Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 36.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Italy, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.35
€12.58
|
$29.58
$59.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
$10.17
$20.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
€1.92
|
$1.72
$3.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
€0.95
|
$1.48
$2.96
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
$2.82
$5.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
€5.61
|
$7.65
$15.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€3.81
|
$13.51
$27.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
$4.81
$9.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
€3.53
|
$4.99
$9.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$1.60
$3.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$1.25
$2.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$1.73
$3.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$1.67
$3.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$1.32
$2.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.57
|
$1.54
$3.07
|
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pay 41.8% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.47
€7.43
|
$7.34
$14.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.88
€32.34
|
$55.50
$111.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
$39,375.00
$78,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
€14.86
|
$27.50
$55.00
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
$57.92
$115.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$560.05
€491.11
|
$688.53
$1,377.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.17
€375.46
|
$440.00
$880.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
$99.87
$199.74
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$431.71
€378.57
|
$306.81
$613.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
€3.93
|
$2.77
$5.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
€1.30
|
$4.29
$8.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
$8.96
$17.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.62
€42.63
|
$77.50
$155.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.75
|
$10.12
$20.25
|
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pay 45.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
$70.11
$140.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
$57.08
$114.17
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
$184.38
$368.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.74
€94.48
|
$107.08
$214.17
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