Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 52.9% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Barbados
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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