Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 4.4% more expensive than Aruba overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.9% more in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 13.3% more in Barbados
- Transportation
-
pay 13.5% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 18.6% less in Barbados
- Childcare
-
pay 12.9% more in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.5% less in Barbados
- Clothing
-
pay 7.1% more in Barbados
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Barbados are more expensive than in Aruba. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Barbados.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
|
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