General Prices in Barbados?

Question

Hello,

I will be living in Barbados for a few months. I've heard that it is expensive compared to the US or even other Caribbean islands, how true is this?

Could you assist by giving me an idea of the prices (in Barbados dollars) of some general items, for example:

Bread (one loaf)

Orange Juice (one gallon)

Flour

Sugar

Rice

Breakfast Cereal

Whole Chicken

Tinned foods, such as Spam/Corned Beef

Fruits (such as apples, oranges, bananas, pears, grapes)

Local Newspaper

Bus Ticket

Taxi Fare

and anything else you can think of......

Are there any items that are particularly expensive that I should consider taking with me? Apart from clothing and books.

Thank you for your assistance!

Answer 1

Bread (one loaf): $3.40 BDS About $1.70 US

Orange Juice (one gallon): $8.00 About $4.00 US

Flour: (White flour) $3.00 About $1.50 US

Sugar $3.00 About $1.50 US

Rice $3.00 About $1.50 US

Breakfast Cereal: $7.50 About  $3.75 US

Whole Chicken: 14.50 About 7.25 US

Local Newspaper $1 USD and 75 Cents USD on other days

Bus Ticket $1.50 To anywhere 75 Cents USD

Taxi Fare: $25 From Oistins to Bridgetown $12.00 USD

Check http://www.supercentre.com

Other sites that might help

http://www.caribbeanencyclopedia.com

http://www.caribbeanskyline.com

http://www.clearwatervillas.com

http://www.barbadosinteractive.com

http://www.coconutcars.com

Answer 2

A good guage would be to multiply everything by three. Good example is a 16 ounce coke cost $1US and a KFC snack box cost US 7.50 .

Because of the strength of the pound sterling and the Euro you will have great spending power. The Barbados dollar is worth 50 cents US.

Bus Fare is cheaper than in the US at a rate of 75 cents US to anywhere on the island.

Mac

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Answer 3

http://www.supercentre.com/

this is where i shop

it should give you all of the ffod prices

bus fare is actually very reasonable for the past like 20 or more years it has been $1.50(us 75c) for wherever you want to go(along the route of course)

in terms of zrs their are 19 different routes

they are also half hourly buses to the major towns and other locations w'in the countryside

fruits are VERY reasonable at trimart supermarket(not the one i listed above) an so are vegetables for e.g. 2 apples for 99c(approx 49c usd)

i suggest you buy clothes and electronics before you leave tho

i order that sorta thing online cuz its so expensive here.

evn if you order from online and duty and shipping its still cheaper!

o i have an interesting story which gives you an idea of the price dif

my aunt came to b'dos after not being here for 8 yrs

she was walking in bridgetown for the whole day and she decided that she was hungry so she went to kfc.wen she saw that a 3pc snackbox was for 15.99($8 usd) she came bac outside complaining  and saying that back home(california) she could get 10pc and 10 buscuits 4 dat price lol

hope this hlps

Answer 4

Bread (one loaf)

Orange Juice (one gallon)

Flour

Sugar

Rice

Breakfast Cereal

Whole Chicken

Tinned foods, such as Spam/Corned Beef

Fruits (such as apples, oranges, bananas, pears, grapes)

Local Newspaper

Bus Ticket

Taxi Fare

I have lived in Barbados for over 3 years as  a child and going back in about a month o see my family,

a ticket for a taxi or as they call it is a ZR van this only costs a dollar 50 and thats not a lot because in the UK thats about 75p so there isa  great difference and things like Juice etc your ebst bet will go to Oistins and there is a shop you can go to there and they give great deals on everything !

( there is a dirnk over there called Busta its so nice youl love it)

If there is anything else i can help you with jsut contact me =]

Answer 5

I don't know but it is expensive. But if you want to know the prices Google it