Barbados vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1361
$1836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$4379
🏠 One person rent
$570
$1026
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1473
$2633
💸 GDP per capita
$22673
$52262
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
62
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
85%
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
64
81
🏙️ Population
303K
9.84M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1361) is 26% less expensive than in Israel ($1836). Barbados ranked 41st vs 21st for Israel 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 Israel. Ranked 53rd and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Israel

We calculate prices for Barbados and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 67 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 Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$8.29
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$1026
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$1840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$8309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3469
$6555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$85.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$12223

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In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1360
110K
Holetown
$1390
1.6K

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2037
936K
Tel Aviv
$2254
468K
Haifa
$1582
283K
Petah Tikva
$1769
236K
Beersheba
$1372
209K
Rishon LeZion
$1881
250K
Bnei Brak
$1996
194K
Holon
$1751
194K
Netanya
$2045
217K
Ramat Gan
$2154
159K
Herzliya
$2085
94K
Ashkelon
$1671
134K
Bat Yam
$1795
129K
Rehovot
$1741
133K
Beit Shemesh
$1400
119K
Kfar Saba
$1918
101K
Hadera
$1556
95.7K
Ra'anana
$1917
74K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
97.1K
Nazareth
$1674
83.4K
Givatayim
$2020
59.5K
Rahat
$1632
64.5K
Afula
$1614
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1651
46.7K
Rosh HaAyin
$1853
56.3K
Hod HaSharon
$2098
56.7K
Kiryat Gat
$1754
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1708
55.3K
Nahariya
$1565
60K
Lod
$1768
75.7K