Living in Barbados
What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 7,242 properties are on the market as we write this.
£403ktypical asking price
£4ktypical rent a month
14/31most expensive of the islands here
9h03flying from London
30places you can fly to non-stop
What it costs
Half the homes for sale in Barbados are asking more than $550,000 — agents here quote USD rather than the local BBD, which is worth knowing before you compare anything — about £403k — and half less. That is 3% above the middle of the 31 islands on this site.
Renting, the middle of the market is $5,500 a month (£4k).
Put together, that is a gross yield of about 10.9% — before any of the costs that make a real return smaller.
Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Isle of Man (£400k), Cook Islands (£392k), Malta (£381k), Mauritius (£379k). Search every island by budget.
Costs about the same: Isle of Man, Cook Islands, Malta — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.
Getting off the island
Getting there
Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)≈ 9h03 flying from London
Direct from BGI — 30 destinations, 14 airlines
Castries0h39 InterCaribbean Airways, Sunrise Airways
Fort-de-France0h42 Caribbean Airlines, Sunrise Airways
Port of Spain0h50 Caribbean Airlines, InterCaribbean Airways
Pointe-à-Pitre0h56 Caribbean Airlines
Georgetown–Ogle1h21 Caribbean Airlines, InterCaribbean Airways
Georgetown-Cheddi1h21 InterCaribbean Airways
Paramaribo1h36 Surinam Airways
Providenciales2h32 InterCaribbean Airways
Kingston–Norman Manley2h52 InterCaribbean Airways
Panama City–Tocumen3h16 Copa Airlines
Miami3h43 American Airlines
Charlotte4h36 American Airlines
Philadelphia4h42 American Airlines
New York–JFK4h43 JetBlue
+ 16 more: Atlanta · Boston · Manchester · London–Heathrow · London–Gatwick · Toronto–Pearson · Grenada · Tobago · Antigua Castries · St. Maarten · St. Vincent–Argyle · Frankfurt · Caracas · Antigua · Tortola · Dominica–Douglas-Charles
Airlines: Air Canada · American Airlines · British Airways · Caribbean Airlines · Condor · Conviasa · Copa Airlines · Delta Air Lines · InterCaribbean Airways · JetBlue · Liat Air · Norse Atlantic Airways · Sunrise Airways · Surinam Airways
Flight times are great-circle estimates; routes change seasonally — confirm with the airline.
Within an hour's flight
07/20Saint Lucia Carnival - Parade of the Bands
07/06Vincy Mas - Mardi Gras Parade of the Bands (Last Lap)
08/10Grenada Spicemas (Carnival) - J'ouvert & Parade of the Bands
07/31Carriacou Regatta Festival
What is actually here
78 schools · 76 doctors & pharmacies · 74 food shops · 77 restaurants · 57 beaches · 10 golf · 4 sailing & marinas · 7 theatres & cinemas
On the island 639 places
⛳ Golf 10Barbados Golf ClubRockley Golf CourseRockley Golf CourseSandy Lane Golf CourseApes Hill Club
🚲 Cycling routes 2Barry's Key & Cycle Shop bicycleTaylor's Cycle Centre Ltd bicycle
🌊 Watersports & diving 1Freights Bay scuba diving
🏖 Beaches 57Morgan Lewis BeachWalkers BeachBrandons BeachBrighton BeachLakes Beach
🍽 Restaurants 77ZacciosRound House Restaurant caribbeanNanikiBlack Bess Quarry CanteenHalf Moon Fort
🍺 Bars & pubs 68Flying Rabbit barSarge's Sports Bar & Restaurant barWendy's Snack Bar pubSea Side Bar pubLittle Bristol Beach Bar bar ☕ Cafés 33Something Sweet - Bico Ice Cream ice creamThe Coffee Bean coffee shopThe Good Life Cafe cafeGeorge Washington Coffee House cafeJuice Bar cafe
🏨 Hotels & stays 73Silver RockSilver Sands ResortPeaches Apartment apartmentPollards Mill guest houseSandy Lane Hotel 🎭 Theatres & cinemas 7Daphne Joseph Hackett Theatre theatreJackie Opel Amphitheatre (General Post Office) Barbados Postal Service · theatreRichard Stoute Amphitheatre theatreLimegrove Cinemas cinemaOlympus Theatres cinema 🛒 Food shops 74Chattel Village convenienceKG's Minimart convenienceJ's Variety Store convenienceInniss Village Shop convenienceThe Dover Market convenience
🎓 Schools 78Career Development Institute collegeSt Catherine's Primary schoolUnique High SchoolInspire AcademyWills Primary School
⚕ Doctors & pharmacies 76Lewis Drug Mart pharmacyBarbados Port Inc. - Nurse's Facility clinicC S Pharmacy pharmacyWhole Health Pharmacy pharmacyPharmaceuticals pharmacy
🏋 Gyms & pools 20Barbados Tennis Centre sports centreSurfside sports centreBarry's Surfschool sports centreDe Action water sports · sports centrePaddle Barbados sports centre · SUP and surf 🎾 Tennis & padel 2Windward Tennis Court tennisTennis Barbados concrete · tennis
🐎 Riding 1Big C Stables private
🌳 Parks & nature 56Andromeda Botanic Gardens gardenFlower Forest gardenHunte's Gardens gardenWelchman's Hall Gully gardenOrchid World & Tropical Flower Garden garden What is for sale right now
Browse 6,135 homes for sale 1,107 to rent
Also in Caribbean: Cayman Islands, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis.
What this page does not tell you
Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.
Compiled 2026-08-22 from 14 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side