Barbados vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$3931
🏠 One person rent
$599
$793
🏘️ Family rent
$922
$1340
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1481
$3124
💸 GDP per capita
$25366
$53189
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
88
🌐 English speaking %
100%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
28
97
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
303K
5.61M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1320) is 21% less expensive than in Finland ($1661). Barbados ranked 50th vs 29th for Finland 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 1.9 months in Finland. Ranked 56th and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Finland

We calculate prices for Barbados and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.14
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$795
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1597
$1524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.81%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3522
$5458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$3522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$22.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.6
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6545
$10145

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In Barbados

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

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1982
687K
Espoo
$1951
315K
Tampere
$1432
255K
Turku
$1535
206K
Oulu
$1684
215K
Vantaa
$1898
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1590
148K
Joensuu
$1587
78.2K
Kuopio
$1511
124K
Lahti
$1599
121K
Hameenlinna
$1453
68.3K
Pori
$1362
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1500
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1476
73K
Vaasa
$1516
69K
Seinajoki
$1362
66.3K
Kouvola
$1549
78.8K
Lohja
$1365
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1472
51.9K
Salo
$1599
51.1K
Kotka
$1500
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1672
44.8K
Tuusula
$1684
41.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1660
46.9K
Kokkola
$1469
48.3K
Nokia
$1460
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1775
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1446
33.7K
Kaarina
$1512
36.4K
Kerava
$1641
38.2K