Cost of Living Comparison Between Barbados and Edmonton Cost of Living Comparison Between Barbados and Edmonton

🙂 Solo nomad: Barbados is 10% cheaper than Edmonton without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barbados is 5% cheaper than Edmonton without rent, and 2.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.06 BBD 40.12

$18.14 CA$25.21

10.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$113 BBD 225

$67.2 CA$93.3

67.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.34 BBD 20.68

$11.42 CA$15.87

-9.46%

Cappuccino

$4.33 BBD 8.67

$3.66 CA$5.08

18.31%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 BBD 4.09

$2.08 CA$2.89

-1.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.44 BBD 2.88

$1.82 CA$2.53

-20.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.03 BBD 6.07

$5.84 CA$8.12

-48.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 BBD 7.86

$5.96 CA$8.28

-34.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.54 BBD 7.08

$2.00 CA$2.78

77.00%

White Bread (500g)

$2.59 BBD 5.18

$2.88 CA$4.01

-10.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.59 BBD 9.19

$3.07 CA$4.26

49.51%

Eggs

$5.94 BBD 11.89

$3.76 CA$5.22

57.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.60 BBD 13.19

$12.44 CA$17.30

-46.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.95 BBD 25.90

$12.57 CA$17.47

3.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.40 BBD 20.81

$15.85 CA$22.03

-34.38%

Apples (1kg)

$4.61 BBD 9.21

$4.81 CA$6.68

-4.16%

Banana (1kg)

$3.21 BBD 6.41

$1.32 CA$1.84

143.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.19 BBD 10.37

$4.01 CA$5.57

29.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.27 BBD 10.54

$3.77 CA$5.24

39.79%

Potato (1kg)

$5.55 BBD 11.10

$2.41 CA$3.36

130.29%

Onion (1kg)

$4.91 BBD 9.83

$2.22 CA$3.09

121.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.83 BBD 5.67

$2.70 CA$3.75

4.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$3.05 BBD 6.11

$2.02 CA$2.81

50.99%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.57 BBD 15.15

$14.48 CA$20.13

-47.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.96 BBD 31.92

$13.60 CA$18.90

17.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 BBD 3.38

$3.06 CA$4.26

-44.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 BBD 5.68

$3.22 CA$4.48

-11.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.73 BBD 3.45

$2.65 CA$3.69

-34.72%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$73.1 CA$102

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.26 BBD 12.52

$3.13 CA$4.35

100.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.35 BBD 6.71

$1.63 CA$2.27

105.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.60 BBD 45.19

$23.05 CA$32.04

-1.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 BBD 4.19

$1.05 CA$1.46

99.05%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$49.7K BBD 99.5K

$25.6K CA$35.6K

94.02%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.7K BBD 81.4K

$22.2K CA$30.8K

83.59%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$194 BBD 388

$199 CA$276

-2.30%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$50.0 BBD 100

$45.01 CA$62.6

11.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$85.7 BBD 171

$63.9 CA$88.8

34.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$71.8 BBD 144

$48.68 CA$67.7

47.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.10 CA$29.33

Cinema Ticket

$10.10 BBD 20.20

$13.05 CA$18.14

-22.61%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$264 BBD 527

$708 CA$984

-62.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.0K CA$16.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.6 BBD 111

$50.3 CA$69.9

10.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.79 BBD 57.6

$42.10 CA$58.5

-31.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.8 BBD 174

$81.5 CA$113

6.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.0 BBD 112

$104 CA$145

-46.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$673 BBD 1,346

$1,218 CA$1,693

-44.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$663 BBD 1,327

$952 CA$1,324

-30.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,094 BBD 4,187

$1,932 CA$2,686

8.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,395 BBD 2,789

$1,600 CA$2,224

-12.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,213 CA$3,075

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,170 CA$3,017

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,081 BBD 2,162

$2,947 CA$4,096

-63.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.4

6.08

21.71%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barbados: January 11, 2026

Last update for Edmonton: January 13, 2026

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