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Barbados vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 85.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 41.0% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 63.8% more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 33.5% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.2% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Barbados

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Barbados are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Barbados.

Barbados vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP438.19	$31.67 BBD63.33	+340.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP398.00	$10.75 BBD21.50	+64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP59.16	$1.79 BBD3.58	+84.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.10	$1.39 BBD2.77	+91.4%
Average			+145.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP92.44	$2.57 BBD5.15	+69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP199.85	$7.32 BBD14.65	+123.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP264.87	$13.65 BBD27.30	+213.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP102.98	$5.22 BBD10.44	+208.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP134.90	$6.15 BBD12.30	+177.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP65.33	$1.78 BBD3.57	+66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.40	$1.42 BBD2.83	+303.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP58.92	$2.52 BBD5.05	+160.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.17	$2.65 BBD5.29	+301.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.93	$1.92 BBD3.83	+192.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP54.85	$1.98 BBD3.96	+119.9%
Average			+176.0%

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP282.56	$7.82 BBD15.64	+68.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,417.67	$51.00 BBD102.00	-9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,591,562.41	$41,250.00 BBD82,500.00	+57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,395.85	$33.60 BBD67.20	+46.6%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,197.35	$59.67 BBD119.33	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,013.61	$716.11 BBD1,432.22	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP21,658.12	$615.56 BBD1,231.11	+73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,024.55	$100.37 BBD200.74	+102.1%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 33.5% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,271.82	$318.06 BBD636.11	+26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP271,560.38	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	+40.1%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP158.95	$2.43 BBD4.86	-6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP123.38	$4.68 BBD9.36	+130.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP258.84	$8.70 BBD17.40	+104.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,871.09	$79.38 BBD158.75	+158.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP339.57	$10.25 BBD20.50	+83.8%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,810.48	$66.94 BBD133.89	+45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,838.41	$57.50 BBD115.00	+23.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,922.78	$142.01 BBD284.03	+75.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,371.72	$106.39 BBD212.78	+20.6%
Average			+41.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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