Barbados vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

Barbados Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1343
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3442
$3718
🏠 One person rent
$562
$773
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1297
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1323
$2886
💸 GDP per capita
$20019
$50537
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
8.62
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
87
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
286K
5.52M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1343) is 15% less expensive than in Finland ($1580). Barbados ranked 37th vs 25th 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 months in Barbados compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 53rd and 18th 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
$14.4
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$85.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$9.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$7.54
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$642
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$1420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3525
$4615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$3000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$64.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.5
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.08
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$13.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.55
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$88.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$23.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5254
$7769

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In Barbados

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

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1908
665K
Espoo
$1957
297K
Vantaa
$1766
215K
Tampere
$1547
225K
Oulu
$1467
201K
Turku
$1519
188K
Jyvaskyla
$1438
141K
Kuopio
$1433
122K
Lahti
$1416
118K
Joensuu
$1416
75.5K
Hameenlinna
$1418
68K
Kouvola
$1428
85.9K
Pori
$1418
85.4K
Rovaniemi
$1392
62.4K
Vaasa
$1352
67.6K
Seinajoki
$1337
64.2K
Lappeenranta
$1542
72.9K
Kotka
$1412
53.5K
Mikkeli
$1445
54.7K
Salo
$1460
53K
Porvoo
$1454
49.9K
Lohja
$1402
46.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1347
46.7K
Kokkola
$1363
47.6K
Nurmijarvi
$1508
42.7K
Tuusula
$1447
38.6K
Kerava
$1454
35.3K
Rauma
$1347
39.8K
Kaarina
$1484
33.1K
Nokia
$1480
33.3K