Cost of Living Comparison Between The Crane and Barbados Cost of Living Comparison Between The Crane and Barbados

🙂 Solo nomad: The Crane is 99.4% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 99.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: The Crane is 99.2% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 99.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.23 BBD 40.47

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$114 BBD 228

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.20 BBD 20.41

Cappuccino

$4.52 BBD 9.04

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

$2.14 BBD 4.28

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.49 BBD 2.98

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.03 BBD 6.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.91 BBD 7.82

Milk (1 liter)

$3.53 BBD 7.06

White Bread (500g)

$2.57 BBD 5.15

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.42 BBD 8.84

Eggs

$5.81 BBD 11.63

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.74 BBD 13.47

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.95 BBD 25.91

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.70 BBD 21.41

Apples (1kg)

$4.80 BBD 9.60

Banana (1kg)

$3.09 BBD 6.18

Oranges (1kg)

$5.23 BBD 10.47

Tomato (1kg)

$5.31 BBD 10.62

Potato (1kg)

$5.57 BBD 11.15

Onion (1kg)

$4.81 BBD 9.62

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.84 BBD 5.67

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$3.05 BBD 6.10

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.71 BBD 15.42

Wine (Bottle)

$15.75 BBD 31.51

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 BBD 3.44

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 BBD 5.61

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.73 BBD 3.46

$1.79 BBD 3.58

-3.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.16 BBD 12.32

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.48 BBD 6.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.86 BBD 45.73

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 BBD 3.95

$2.08 BBD 4.17

-5.29%

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

$49.9K BBD 99.9K

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

$40.0K BBD 80.0K

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

$194 BBD 388

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

$48.97 BBD 97.9

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$87.0 BBD 174

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$72.6 BBD 145

Cinema Ticket

$10.16 BBD 20.33

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

$266 BBD 533

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.0 BBD 108

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.89 BBD 55.8

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.9 BBD 174

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.5 BBD 111

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$669 BBD 1,339

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$662 BBD 1,324

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,143 BBD 4,285

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,416 BBD 2,833

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,042 BBD 2,083

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.4

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

Last update for The Crane: March 3, 2026

Last update for Barbados: March 2, 2026

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