Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 16.5% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$9.42
₡4,774
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$8.16
₡4,138
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$1.73
₡876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.50
₡763
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$1.87
₡949
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$4.15
₡2,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$6.45
₡3,271
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$2.63
₡1,334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$3.92
₡1,986
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.85
₡937
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.66
₡335
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.26
₡637
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.97
₡489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.92
₡469
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$1.08
₡548
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$5.58
₡2,831
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$44.09
₡22,353
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$25,829.98
₡13,095,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$13.39
₡6,787
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$53.15
₡26,945
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$813.71
₡412,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$522.16
₡264,739
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$64.83
₡32,869
|
pay 43.0% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$366.72
₡185,927
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$8,358.53
₡4,237,803
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$2.88
₡1,461
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.93
₡1,483
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$4.48
₡2,273
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$55.95
₡28,367
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$7.18
₡3,639
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$66.61
₡33,770
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$44.99
₡22,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$101.09
₡51,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$77.50
₡39,292
|
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