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Barbados vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 49.8% more expensive than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.1% more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 96.1% more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 87.2% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in Barbados

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

Barbados vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Dominica, you would:

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pay 83.1% more for restaurants

	Dominica	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$31.67 BBD63.33	+327.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$11.42 BBD22.83	+62.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.87 BBD3.74	-24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.47 BBD2.94	-33.7%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Dominica	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.88 BBD5.77	+37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.66 BBD7.33	+204.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$13.79 BBD27.57	+9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$5.88 BBD11.75	+5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$6.08 BBD12.15	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$2.01 BBD4.01	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.44 BBD2.89	+34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$2.77 BBD5.55	+36.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.63 BBD5.26	+12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$2.27 BBD4.53	+40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$1.90 BBD3.79	+38.2%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Dominica	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$7.80 BBD15.61	+44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$26.00 BBD52.00	-51.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$35.77 BBD71.55	+22.4%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 96.1% more for housing

	Dominica	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$65.83 BBD131.67	-7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	+156.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	+220.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$125.22 BBD250.44	+15.3%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 87.2% more for childcare

	Dominica	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$302.50 BBD605.00	+133.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	+40.8%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.67 BBD5.33	+44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.82 BBD9.65	+16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.87 BBD15.73	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$74.38 BBD148.75	+60.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.25 BBD20.50	+23.1%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Dominica	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$57.92 BBD115.83	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$35.83 BBD71.67	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$98.61 BBD197.22	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$78.06 BBD156.11	-15.6%
Average			+4.7%

Dominica vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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