Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 51.6% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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