Barbados vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Barbados Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1343
$1318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3442
$3004
🏠 One person rent
$562
$714
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1128
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1323
$1962
💸 GDP per capita
$20019
$29350
😃 Human freedom index
7.69
8.08
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
60
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
32
91
😀 Quality of life
63
82
🏙️ Population
286K
47.4M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1343) is 2% more expensive than in Spain ($1318). Barbados ranked 37th vs 40th for Spain 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 1.5 months in Spain. Ranked 53rd and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Spain

We calculate prices for Barbados and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.5
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$1189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$893
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
2.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3525
$3586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2339
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$39.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.5
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.08
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.55
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5254
$8000

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In Barbados

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

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1642
3.28M
Barcelona
$1720
1.64M
Valencia
$1405
792K
Tenerife
$1305
932K
Malaga
$1388
579K
Seville
$1234
682K
Zaragoza
$1161
673K
Palma de Mallorca
$1481
416K
Bilbao
$1512
344K
Murcia
$1183
460K
Pamplona
$1356
203K
Alicante
$1170
339K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1538
265K
Valladolid
$1203
296K
San Sebastian
$1545
188K
Terrassa
$1297
224K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1333
254K
Las Palmas
$1244
379K
Gijon
$1225
268K
Sabadell
$1395
216K
Vigo
$1128
292K
Badalona
$1542
224K
Granada
$1215
229K
Cordoba
$1035
320K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
A Coruna
$1223
245K
Jerez de la Frontera
$944
213K
Elche
$1006
236K
Cartagena
$965
217K
Santander
$1193
172K