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Cost of Living Comparison Between Italy and Barbados Cost of Living Comparison Between Italy and Barbados

🙂 Solo nomad: Italy is 15% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 3.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Italy is 7.9% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 8.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Italy
Barbados
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.66 €15.22
$19.80 BBD 39.61
-10.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$81.0 €69.8
$100 BBD 200
-19.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.38 €9.81
$9.87 BBD 19.74
15.30%
Cappuccino
$1.98 €1.71
$4.94 BBD 9.89
-59.92%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.97 €2.56
$1.79 BBD 3.59
65.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.32 €1.14
$1.35 BBD 2.70
-2.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.83 €5.03
$2.45 BBD 4.91
137.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.30 €4.57
$3.92 BBD 7.84
35.20%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Italy
Barbados
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 €1.41
$3.55 BBD 7.10
-54.08%
White Bread (500g)
$2.41 €2.08
$2.64 BBD 5.28
-8.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.04 €2.62
$3.97 BBD 7.94
-23.43%
Eggs
$4.13 €3.56
$5.74 BBD 11.49
-28.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$16.37 €14.11
$7.85 BBD 15.69
108.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$12.61 €10.87
$10.97 BBD 21.93
14.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.75 €17.89
$10.05 BBD 20.10
106.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.47 €2.13
$4.15 BBD 8.30
-40.48%
Banana (1kg)
$2.23 €1.92
$3.12 BBD 6.23
-28.53%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.69 €2.32
$4.85 BBD 9.70
-44.54%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.35 €2.89
$3.93 BBD 7.86
-14.76%
Potato (1kg)
$1.93 €1.67
$4.23 BBD 8.46
-54.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.88 €1.62
$3.18 BBD 6.35
-40.88%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.53 €1.32
$2.66 BBD 5.31
-42.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 €0.47
$2.19 BBD 4.39
-75.34%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.11 €6.13
$7.81 BBD 15.63
-8.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.10 €6.12
$16.07 BBD 32.14
-55.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.80 €1.55
$1.79 BBD 3.59
0.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 €2.17
$2.80 BBD 5.61
-10.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Italy
Barbados
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.95 €1.68
$1.77 BBD 3.55
10.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$42.04 €36.24
$25.18 BBD 50.4
66.96%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.96 €5.13
$15.02 BBD 30.03
-60.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.54 €1.33
$2.55 BBD 5.10
-39.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.47 €29.71
$40.78 BBD 81.6
-15.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.10 €1.81
$2.06 BBD 4.11
1.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.4K €28.0K
$39.6K BBD 79.3K
-18.19%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.8K €29.1K
$37.5K BBD 75.0K
-9.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Italy
Barbados
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$220 €190
$124 BBD 248
77.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.51 €11.65
$49.57 BBD 99.1
-72.75%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.00 €26.72
$59.1 BBD 118
-47.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Italy
Barbados
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.9 €49.91
$72.2 BBD 144
-19.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.31 €21.82
-
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Cinema Ticket
$10.47 €9.02
$10.13 BBD 20.27
3.36%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Italy
Barbados
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$572 €493
$263 BBD 525
118.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.5K €9,091
$7,395 BBD 14.8K
42.60%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Italy
Barbados
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$89.8 €77.4
$56.3 BBD 113
59.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.65 €35.04
$37.88 BBD 75.8
7.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$100 €86.3
$105 BBD 209
-4.20%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$133 €115
$92.1 BBD 184
44.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Italy
Barbados
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$841 €725
$662 BBD 1,325
26.91%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$656 €565
$536 BBD 1,072
22.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,480 €1,276
$1,729 BBD 3,458
-14.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,086 €937
$1,218 BBD 2,436
-10.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,916 €3,376
$3,502 BBD 7,004
11.82%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,472 €2,131
$3,558 BBD 7,116
-30.52%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Italy
Barbados
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,964 €1,693
$1,219 BBD 2,439
61.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.41
5.62
-21.53%

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Last update for Italy: January 11, 2026

Last update for Barbados: January 12, 2026

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