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Bolivia vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 48.4% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 64.9% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 46.8% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 56.5% less in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% less in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Bolivia

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Bolivia.

Bolivia vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$2.82 BOB19.43	-91.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$6.76 BOB46.55	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$0.97 BOB6.66	-48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$0.76 BOB5.25	-48.2%
Average			-57.1%

Barbados vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.9% less for groceries

	Barbados	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$1.31 BOB9.01	-54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$2.43 BOB16.76	-33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$3.74 BOB25.74	-72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$2.01 BOB13.84	-65.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$1.94 BOB13.35	-68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$1.01 BOB6.98	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$0.46 BOB3.16	-68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$0.57 BOB3.94	-79.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$0.82 BOB5.68	-68.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$0.52 BOB3.61	-76.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.45 BOB3.09	-76.4%
Average			-64.9%

Barbados vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

	Barbados	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$2.41 BOB16.63	-69.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$26.13 BOB180.04	+0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-53.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$12.71 BOB87.59	-64.5%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 56.5% less for housing

	Barbados	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$37.51 BOB258.43	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	-61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$31.96 BOB220.19	-74.5%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Barbados	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	-44.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	-49.1%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$1.67 BOB11.53	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$2.62 BOB18.03	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$2.52 BOB17.34	-68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$32.86 BOB226.42	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$6.59 BOB45.38	-35.7%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Barbados	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$33.19 BOB228.72	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$45.06 BOB310.46	+25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$67.11 BOB462.42	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$58.35 BOB402.08	-25.2%
Average			-18.5%

Barbados vs. Bolivia - Cost of clothing

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