Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 56.6% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 68.7% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
Barbados
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Barbados
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Barbados
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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