Barbados vs Saint Lucia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Saint Lucia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1361
$1166
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$570
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1473
$1222
💸 GDP per capita
$22673
$13980
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
55
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
43%
🎓 Higher education
30
1
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
303K
168K

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1361) is 17% more expensive than in Saint Lucia ($1166). Barbados ranked 41st vs 64th for Saint Lucia 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 1 months in Saint Lucia. Ranked 53rd and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Saint Lucia

We calculate prices for Barbados and Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3469
$1108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$33.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$46.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$6671

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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 Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1159
70K
Vieux Fort
$1196
15.8K