Barbados vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$599
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$922
$562
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1481
$412
💸 GDP per capita
$25366
$7914
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
39
🌐 English speaking %
100%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
28
77
😀 Quality of life
64
40
🏙️ Population
303K
52.3M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1320) is 67% more expensive than in Colombia ($789). Barbados ranked 50th vs 131st for Colombia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barbados compared to 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 56th and 119th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Barbados and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Barbados Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.14
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1597
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$85.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.81%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3522
$1519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.6
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6545
$6151

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1318
110K
Holetown
$1450
1.6K

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$922
8.03M
Medellin
$937
2.53M
Cali
$751
2.47M
Barranquilla
$807
1.33M
Cartagena
$924
915K
Cucuta
$566
806K
Soledad
$847
676K
Soacha
$821
783K
Pereira
$676
591K
Bucaramanga
$668
615K
Manizales
$651
454K
Bello
$865
562K
Villavicencio
$520
664K
Valledupar
$628
544K
Buenaventura
$751
424K
Ibague
$510
546K
Santa Marta
$908
516K
Pasto
$584
411K
Neiva
$557
380K
Palmira
$690
359K
Monteria
$632
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$554
301K
Floridablanca
$657
267K
Envigado
$909
229K
Armenia
$650
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$491
219K
Tumaco
$604
213K
Florencia
$467
192K