Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 2.6 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Barbados
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$30.00
BBD60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$10.41
BBD20.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.76
BBD3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$2.61
BBD5.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$7.69
BBD15.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$13.27
BBD26.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$5.07
BBD10.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$5.36
BBD10.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.74
BBD3.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$1.73
BBD3.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$2.44
BBD4.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$1.27
BBD2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$1.64
BBD3.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$7.94
BBD15.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$55.50
BBD111.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$42,500.00
BBD85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$59.33
BBD118.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$630.61
BBD1,261.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$447.78
BBD895.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$100.02
BBD200.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$313.33
BBD626.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$4,944.44
BBD9,888.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$2.63
BBD5.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$8.98
BBD17.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$82.23
BBD164.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$10.12
BBD20.25
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$67.75
BBD135.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$57.00
BBD114.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$100.83
BBD201.67
|
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