Barbados vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3564
$2081
🏠 One person rent
$554
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1242
$618
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$544
💸 GDP per capita
$20239
$6391
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
7.03
❤️ Life expectancy
77.6
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
34
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
2%
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
286K
18M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1352) is 66% more expensive than in Ecuador ($815). Barbados ranked 39th vs 108th for Ecuador 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 Ecuador. Ranked 50th and 99th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Ecuador

We calculate prices for Barbados and Ecuador as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 19 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 Ecuador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.99
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$4.92
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1535
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
9.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3485
$1320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3530
$1463
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.9
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.51
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.24
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$6.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.89
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5345
$6901

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1353
110K
Holetown
$1294
1.6K

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$903
2.72M
Quito
$851
2.01M
Cuenca
$790
330K
Duran
$801
231K
Santo Domingo
$775
271K
Ambato
$570
165K
Machala
$603
231K
Manta
$870
218K
Milagro
$731
134K
Ibarra
$536
132K
Quevedo
$638
151K
Loja
$637
170K
Portoviejo
$642
207K
Esmeraldas
$612
154K
Babahoyo
$834
90.2K
La Libertad
$814
95.9K
Riobamba
$547
146K
Galapagos Islands
$688
25K
Montanita
$754
1K