Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Barbados

Barbados vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 72.8% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.0% more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 25.3% less in Barbados

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Barbados are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, groceries, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Barbados.

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Barbados vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barbados instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 79.0% more for restaurants

	Albania	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 ALL752	$22.50 BBD45.00	+142.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.38 ALL680	$11.25 BBD22.50	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 ALL157	$2.28 BBD4.57	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ALL71	$1.62 BBD3.25	+87.0%
Average			+79.0%

Albania vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Albania	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ALL84	$3.24 BBD6.48	+212.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.44 ALL442	$3.91 BBD7.82	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 ALL624	$14.47 BBD28.93	+88.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 ALL254	$6.13 BBD12.26	+96.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 ALL283	$4.50 BBD9.00	+29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL58	$2.38 BBD4.76	+230.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ALL86	$1.70 BBD3.41	+60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ALL61	$2.44 BBD4.87	+222.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ALL57	$2.46 BBD4.91	+252.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL37	$1.96 BBD3.91	+326.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ALL42	$1.62 BBD3.24	+210.2%
Average			+127.7%

Albania vs. Barbados - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Albania	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 ALL679	$7.73 BBD15.46	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.20 ALL1,559	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,477.94 ALL2M	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 ALL2,397	$32.40 BBD64.80	+9.8%
Average			+12.8%

Albania vs. Barbados - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Albania	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.78 ALL1,363	$83.96 BBD167.92	+400.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.99 ALL45,481	$925.00 BBD1,850.00	+65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.46 ALL28,057	$900.00 BBD1,800.00	+160.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.30 ALL4,735	$112.79 BBD225.59	+93.5%
Average			+114.5%

Albania vs. Barbados - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Albania	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.72 ALL15,977	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.77 ALL397K	??

Albania vs. Barbados - Cost of childcare

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ALL220	$2.75 BBD5.50	+1.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 ALL160	$5.13 BBD10.27	+161.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 ALL359	$7.00 BBD14.00	+58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.63 ALL4,356	$69.17 BBD138.33	+29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.11 ALL659	$11.88 BBD23.75	+46.4%
Average			+49.1%

Albania vs. Barbados - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.3% less for clothing

	Albania	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.21 ALL4,566	$49.38 BBD98.75	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 ALL3,494	$26.88 BBD53.75	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 ALL8,165	$93.12 BBD186.25	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.41 ALL10,754	$81.25 BBD162.50	-38.6%
Average			-25.3%

Albania vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing

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