Barbados vs Curacao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barbados	Curacao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3564	$3647
🏠 One person rent	$554	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$1242	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$934
💸 GDP per capita	$20239	$20502
😃 Human freedom index	7.72	7.2
❤️ Life expectancy	77.6	78
👮 Corruption perceptions index	69	72
🌐 English speaking %	98.6%	60%
🎓 Higher education	30	15
😀 Quality of life	65	61
🏙️ Population	286K	160K

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1352) is 2% less expensive than in Curacao ($1385). Barbados ranked 39th vs 37th for Curacao in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Barbados compared to 0.7 months in Curacao. Ranked 50th and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Curacao

We calculate prices for Barbados and Curacao as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

	Barbados	Curacao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.99	$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.92	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1535	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.6	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3485	$2779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3530	$2115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.9	$51.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.51	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.24	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.89	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$10
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.8	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5345	$12092