Barbados vs Croatia - Cost of Living Comparison

Barbados Croatia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1343
$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3442
$2490
🏠 One person rent
$562
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1323
$1158
💸 GDP per capita
$20019
$18413
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
50
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
57.1%
🎓 Higher education
32
85
😀 Quality of life
63
69
🏙️ Population
286K
3.87M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1343) is 25% more expensive than in Croatia ($1074). Barbados ranked 37th vs 71st for Croatia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Barbados compared to 1.1 months in Croatia. Ranked 53rd and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Croatia

We calculate prices for Barbados and Croatia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 15 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 Croatia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
3.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3525
$3815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.5
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.08
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$7.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.55
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$6.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5254
$7581

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In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1344
110K
Holetown
$1302
1.6K

In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1220
767K
Split
$1017
161K
Rijeka
$1003
108K
Osijek
$778
96.3K
Velika Gorica
$958
61.1K
Zadar
$1082
70.8K
Pula
$1023
52.2K
Karlovac
$732
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1075
41.6K
Sibenik
$884
42.6K
Slavonski Brod
$669
45K
Bjelovar
$838
36.3K
Kastela
$926
37.8K
Cavtat
$970
2.19K
Hvar
$955
3.98K