Barbados vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1361
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$570
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$561
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1473
$594
💸 GDP per capita
$22673
$4482
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
6.32
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
74.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
46
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
45%
🎓 Higher education
30
67
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
303K
10.4M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1361) is 56% more expensive than in Jordan ($871). Barbados ranked 41st vs 107th for Jordan 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 0.7 months in Jordan. Ranked 53rd and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Jordan

We calculate prices for Barbados and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 8 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 Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$6.63
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$81.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$1022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3469
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$28.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$4860

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In Barbados

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

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1004
4.01M
Irbid
$630
1.91M
Aqaba
$694
140K
Al-Salt
$692
108K
Jerash
$598
50.7K
Al-Karak
$707
32.2K
Ma'an
$777
30K
Tafilah
$640
23.5K