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Barbados vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 30.2% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 40.0% more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 54.6% less in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 25.0% less in Barbados

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Barbados are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Barbados. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Barbados.

Barbados vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.1% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$31.67 BBD63.33	+189.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$11.42 BBD22.83	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$1.87 BBD3.74	-16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.47 BBD2.94	-23.4%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Warsaw	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$2.88 BBD5.77	+97.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$3.66 BBD7.33	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$13.79 BBD27.57	+218.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$5.88 BBD11.75	+58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$6.08 BBD12.15	+79.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$2.01 BBD4.01	+229.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$1.44 BBD2.89	+74.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$2.77 BBD5.55	+188.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$2.63 BBD5.26	+67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$2.27 BBD4.53	+374.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$1.90 BBD3.79	+251.7%
Average			+146.0%

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$7.80 BBD15.61	+18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$26.00 BBD52.00	-13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$35.77 BBD71.55	+161.7%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 40.0% more for housing

	Warsaw	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$65.83 BBD131.67	+277.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	-28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$125.22 BBD250.44	-53.2%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 54.6% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$302.50 BBD605.00	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	-60.8%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$2.67 BBD5.33	-45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$4.82 BBD9.65	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$7.87 BBD15.73	+32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$74.38 BBD148.75	+59.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.25 BBD20.50	+7.1%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$57.92 BBD115.83	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$35.83 BBD71.67	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$98.61 BBD197.22	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$78.06 BBD156.11	-32.3%
Average			-25.0%

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