Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Barbados

Barbados vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 69.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 83.0% more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Barbados
Housing: pay 51.9% more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 57.5% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in Barbados

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Barbados are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Barbados.

Barbados vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.52	$31.67 BBD63.33	+233.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$10.75 BBD21.50	+47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.61	$1.79 BBD3.58	+83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.43	$1.39 BBD2.77	+73.0%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 83.0% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.73	$2.57 BBD5.15	+11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.42	$7.32 BBD14.65	+112.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD57.99	$13.65 BBD27.30	+59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.77	$5.22 BBD10.44	+27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.55	$6.15 BBD12.30	+69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.63	$1.78 BBD3.57	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.78	$1.42 BBD2.83	+41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.68	$2.52 BBD5.05	+60.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.70	$2.65 BBD5.29	+41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.57	$1.92 BBD3.83	+264.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.87	$1.98 BBD3.96	+247.3%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.85	$7.82 BBD15.64	+105.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD483.04	$51.00 BBD102.00	-28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,187.29	$41,250.00 BBD82,500.00	+27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.78	$33.60 BBD67.20	+340.3%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 51.9% more for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.89 TTD365.64	$59.67 BBD119.33	+10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,458.03	$716.11 BBD1,432.22	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,559.93	$615.56 BBD1,231.11	+63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD352.67	$100.37 BBD200.74	+93.1%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 57.5% more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,293.78	$318.06 BBD636.11	+66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.26	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	+48.3%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.56	$2.43 BBD4.86	+21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.92	$4.68 BBD9.36	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD33.99	$8.70 BBD17.40	+73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD323.85	$79.38 BBD158.75	+66.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.76	$10.25 BBD20.50	+29.4%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD360.49	$66.94 BBD133.89	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD278.83	$57.50 BBD115.00	+39.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD767.16	$142.01 BBD284.03	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD627.16	$106.39 BBD212.78	+15.1%
Average			+26.6%

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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: April 2025

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