Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 10.4% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 54.2% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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