Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 62.8% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 39.8% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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