Barbados vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1338
$2728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$5956
🏠 One person rent
$600
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$923
$3062
🍽️ Food expenses
$546
$639
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1572
$3988
💸 GDP per capita
$26545
$113K
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
8.92
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
76
🌐 English speaking %
100%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
15
89
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
282K
5.4M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1338) is 51% less expensive than in Ireland ($2728). Barbados ranked 49th vs 7th for Ireland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barbados compared to 1.5 months in Ireland. Ranked 51st and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Barbados and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.51
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$7.92
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1885
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$1526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$3347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$6744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$5001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$91.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6532
$8547

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1336
98.5K
Holetown
$1454
1.6K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2992
593K
Cork
$2524
222K
Galway
$2978
83.5K
Limerick
$2236
62.7K
Swords
$2472
40.8K
Waterford
$2423
48.4K
Drogheda
$2627
41K
Dundalk
$2179
39K
Tralee
$2039
26.1K
Naas
$2515
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2055
22.2K
Wexford
$2074
20.2K