Barbados vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1361
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$570
$580
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$890
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1473
$486
💸 GDP per capita
$22673
$5344
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
71.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
31
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
30
40
😀 Quality of life
64
36
🏙️ Population
303K
5.74M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1361) is 24% more expensive than in El Salvador ($1098). Barbados ranked 41st vs 71st for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barbados compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 53rd and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Barbados and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$8.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$90.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$2126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3469
$1284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$3.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$4626

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Cities Comparison in Barbados vs El Salvador

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1360
110K
Holetown
$1390
1.6K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1192
316K
Santa Ana
$709
245K
Soyapango
$1173
241K
San Miguel
$1081
218K
Mejicanos
$1161
141K
Apopa
$1145
131K
Ahuachapan
$1455
111K
Santa Tecla
$1202
122K
Sonsonate
$882
71.5K
Usulutan
$1088
73.1K