Barbados vs Iceland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Iceland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$3155
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3127
$6609
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1927
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$2883
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$891
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$96.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1469
$4513
💸 GDP per capita
$25366
$82704
😃 Human freedom index
7.75
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
77
🌐 English speaking %
100%
98%
🎓 Higher education
15
81
😀 Quality of life
66
92
🏙️ Population
282K
405K

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1353) is 57% less expensive than in Iceland ($3155). Barbados ranked 46th vs 5th for Iceland 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 1.4 months in Iceland. Ranked 56th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Iceland

We calculate prices for Barbados and Iceland as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 5 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 Iceland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.4
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$11.9
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$1987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1598
$3141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$2620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$84.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$7396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$6445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$4.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.61
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.28
$6.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$41.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.9
$24.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$5.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$3.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.02
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$46.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$150
$181
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6526
$30550

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1352
110K
Holetown
$1463
1.6K

In Iceland

City Cost of living Population
Reykjavik
$3268
140K
Kopavogur
$3175
39.8K
Hafnarfjorur
$3148
30.6K
Akureyri
$2990
19.9K
Keflavik
$2596
23.3K