Barbados vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1338
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$2523
🏠 One person rent
$600
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$923
$987
🍽️ Food expenses
$546
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.6
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1572
$397
💸 GDP per capita
$26545
$5580
😃 Human freedom index
7.81
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
76.2
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
32
🌐 English speaking %
100%
1%
🎓 Higher education
15
38
😀 Quality of life
70
43
🏙️ Population
282K
6.34M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1338) is 17% more expensive than in El Salvador ($1148). Barbados ranked 49th vs 76th 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 1.2 months in Barbados compared to 0.3 months in El Salvador. Ranked 51st and 123rd 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
$8.51
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1610
$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.55
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.01
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.99
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.2
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6532
$5245

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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
$1336
98.5K
Holetown
$1454
1.6K

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1274
331K
Santa Ana
$734
251K
San Miguel
$1120
233K
Soyapango
$1246
230K
Ahuachapan
$1470
127K
Mejicanos
$1237
137K
Apopa
$1221
129K
Santa Tecla
$1178
126K
Sonsonate
$897
72.2K
Usulutan
$1109
66.1K