Is Barbados a good place to live for remote workers?

Barbados scores 72/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 158.3 Mbps, safety 55, healthcare 82, air quality 89; English not scored) — rank 56 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Barbados?

Median fixed broadband is around 158.3 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Barbados?

Single-person essentials run about $2,698/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 56/167

Is 🇧🇧 Barbados (Bridgetown) a good place to live?

Quality score 72/100 against essentials of $2,698/month.

The five metrics

Internet 63 158.3 Mbps median broadband, 70.4% online

Safety 55 7.4 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 82 UHC service coverage 82/100 (2023)

Air quality 89 PM2.5 9.8 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.73 · corruption control 1.23 · stability 1.27 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $60 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $35/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($2,698)	Verdict
$2,000	0.7×	out of budget
$3,000	1.1×	comfortable
$5,000	1.9×	very comfortable

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇫🇲 Micronesia — quality 71.3, essentials $2,482/mo
🇧🇸 Bahamas — quality 53.7, essentials $2,258/mo
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis — quality 49.1, essentials $1,628/mo
🇮🇱 Israel — quality 82.1, essentials $2,677/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Barbados a good place to live for remote workers?: Barbados scores 72/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 158.3 Mbps, safety 55, healthcare 82, air quality 89; English not scored) — rank 56 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Barbados?: Median fixed broadband is around 158.3 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Barbados?: Single-person essentials run about $2,698/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.1× essentials).