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Barbados vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 42.1% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 60.6% more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 52.1% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Barbados

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

Barbados vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	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	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.42 BBD22.83	+54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.87 BBD3.74	-3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.47 BBD2.94	+51.6%
Average			+107.5%

Saint Lucia vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.88 BBD5.77	+72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$3.66 BBD7.33	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$13.79 BBD27.57	+77.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$5.88 BBD11.75	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$6.08 BBD12.15	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.01 BBD4.01	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.44 BBD2.89	+91.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$2.77 BBD5.55	-2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$2.63 BBD5.26	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$2.27 BBD4.53	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.90 BBD3.79	+141.8%
Average			+32.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Barbados - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$7.80 BBD15.61	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.00 BBD52.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$35.77 BBD71.55
Average			+43.0%

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pay 60.6% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$65.83 BBD131.67	+60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	+66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$125.22 BBD250.44	+58.1%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$302.50 BBD605.00	+52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00
Average			+52.1%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.67 BBD5.33	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.82 BBD9.65	+30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$7.87 BBD15.73	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$74.38 BBD148.75	+51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$10.25 BBD20.50	+45.8%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$57.92 BBD115.83	+14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$35.83 BBD71.67	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$98.61 BBD197.22	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$78.06 BBD156.11	-39.7%
Average			-16.9%

Saint Lucia 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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