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Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Barbados Cost of Living Comparison Between United Kingdom and Barbados

🙂 Solo nomad: United Kingdom is 7.4% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 40.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: United Kingdom is 4.7% cheaper than Barbados without rent, and 17.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.24 £15.12
$19.80 BBD 39.61
2.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$87.4 £65.3
$100 BBD 200
-12.75%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.17 £7.60
$9.87 BBD 19.74
3.04%
Cappuccino
$4.73 £3.54
$4.94 BBD 9.89
-4.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.78
$1.79 BBD 3.59
32.96%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 £1.30
$1.35 BBD 2.70
28.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.60 £4.93
$2.45 BBD 4.91
169.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.45 £4.82
$3.92 BBD 7.84
64.54%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.71 £1.28
$3.55 BBD 7.10
-51.83%
White Bread (500g)
$1.70 £1.27
$2.64 BBD 5.28
-35.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.18 £1.63
$3.97 BBD 7.94
-45.09%
Eggs
$4.06 £3.03
$5.74 BBD 11.49
-29.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.91 £7.40
$7.85 BBD 15.69
26.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.86 £6.61
$10.97 BBD 21.93
-19.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.01 £10.47
$10.05 BBD 20.10
39.40%
Apples (1kg)
$2.94 £2.20
$4.15 BBD 8.30
-29.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 £1.20
$3.12 BBD 6.23
-48.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.81 £2.10
$4.85 BBD 9.70
-42.06%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.55 £2.65
$3.93 BBD 7.86
-9.67%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 £1.22
$4.23 BBD 8.46
-61.47%
Onion (1kg)
$1.54 £1.15
$3.18 BBD 6.35
-51.57%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.17 £0.87
$2.66 BBD 5.31
-56.02%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.55 £1.16
$2.19 BBD 4.39
-29.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.35 £15.20
$7.81 BBD 15.63
160.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.78 £8.05
$16.07 BBD 32.14
-32.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.81 £2.10
$1.79 BBD 3.59
56.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.39 £2.53
$2.80 BBD 5.61
21.07%
🚌 Getting Around
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.48
$1.77 BBD 3.55
87.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$96.3 £72.0
$25.18 BBD 50.4
282.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 £4.10
$15.02 BBD 30.03
-63.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.52 £1.14
$2.55 BBD 5.10
-40.39%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.15 £20.28
$40.78 BBD 81.6
-33.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.47
$2.06 BBD 4.11
-4.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.6K
$39.6K BBD 79.3K
-3.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.2K £30.7K
$37.5K BBD 75.0K
9.73%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$321 £240
$124 BBD 248
158.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.42 £13.01
$49.57 BBD 99.1
-64.86%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.91 £32.05
$59.1 BBD 118
-27.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.54 £34.02
$72.2 BBD 144
-36.93%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$15.68 £11.71
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.84 £10.34
$10.13 BBD 20.27
36.62%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,718 £1,283
$263 BBD 525
554.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$21.4K £16.0K
$7,395 BBD 14.8K
190.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.1 £68.1
$56.3 BBD 113
62.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.98 £33.60
$37.88 BBD 75.8
18.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £76.1
$105 BBD 209
-2.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 £78.1
$92.1 BBD 184
13.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,375 £1,027
$662 BBD 1,325
107.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,162 £868
$536 BBD 1,072
116.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,342 £1,749
$1,729 BBD 3,458
35.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,828 £1,365
$1,218 BBD 2,436
50.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,907 £4,413
$3,502 BBD 7,004
68.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,604 £3,439
$3,558 BBD 7,116
29.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Barbados
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,321 £2,481
$1,219 BBD 2,439
172.40%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.75
5.62
2.31%

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

Last update for United Kingdom: January 12, 2026

Last update for Barbados: January 12, 2026

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