Cost of living comparison
compared to
Barbados vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary
Barbados is 74.4% more expensive than Serbia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.8% more in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 3.0 times more in Barbados
- Transportation
-
pay 93.2% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 85.2% more in Barbados
- Childcare
-
pay 3.4% more in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 88.3% more in Barbados
- Clothing
-
pay 24.0% less in Barbados
The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Barbados are more expensive than in Serbia. Notably, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Barbados.
Barbados vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Barbados instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
RSD832
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
RSD959
|
$11.42
BBD22.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
RSD212
|
$1.87
BBD3.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
RSD149
|
$1.47
BBD2.94
|
|
Serbia vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
RSD75
|
$2.88
BBD5.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
RSD471
|
$3.66
BBD7.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.09
RSD515
|
$13.79
BBD27.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
RSD244
|
$5.88
BBD11.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RSD306
|
$6.08
BBD12.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RSD57
|
$2.01
BBD4.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
RSD84
|
$1.44
BBD2.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD76
|
$2.77
BBD5.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
RSD99
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
RSD46
|
$2.27
BBD4.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RSD42
|
$1.90
BBD3.79
|
|
Serbia vs. Barbados - Cost of groceries
pay 93.2% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
RSD696
|
$7.80
BBD15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.31
RSD3,068
|
$26.00
BBD52.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,955.44
RSD3,132,624
|
$43,750.00
BBD87,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.27
RSD837
|
$35.77
BBD71.55
|
|
Serbia vs. Barbados - Cost of transportation
pay 85.2% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.24
RSD2,656
|
$65.83
BBD131.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.90
RSD41,785
|
$726.53
BBD1,453.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.98
RSD30,661
|
$651.39
BBD1,302.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.67
RSD12,819
|
$125.22
BBD250.44
|
|
Serbia vs. Barbados - Cost of housing
pay 3.4% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.33
RSD27,357
|
$302.50
BBD605.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,594.36
RSD667,335
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
Serbia vs. Barbados - Cost of childcare
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
RSD252
|
$2.67
BBD5.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
RSD205
|
$4.82
BBD9.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
RSD447
|
$7.87
BBD15.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.25
RSD3,263
|
$74.38
BBD148.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RSD553
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
Serbia vs. Barbados - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 24.0% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.65
RSD7,959
|
$57.92
BBD115.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.57
RSD5,016
|
$35.83
BBD71.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
RSD10,886
|
$98.61
BBD197.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.74
RSD11,915
|
$78.06
BBD156.11
|
|
Serbia vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing
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