Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 27.5% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.9% less in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 97.1% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 16.8% more in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.9% more in Barbados
- Clothing
-
pay 7.5% less in Barbados
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Barbados are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Barbados. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Barbados.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.39
BBD212.78
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