Barbados vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1338
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$600
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$923
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$546
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1572
$912
💸 GDP per capita
$26545
$17859
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
8.24
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
68
🌐 English speaking %
100%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
15
13
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
282K
121K

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1338) is 19% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1646). Barbados ranked 49th vs 33rd for the Seychelles 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 0.6 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 51st and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Barbados and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 1 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 Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.51
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.52
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$2034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.55
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6532
$8971

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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 the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1646
24.7K