Barbados vs Paraguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barbados Paraguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1361
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3666
$1341
🏠 One person rent
$570
$283
🏘️ Family rent
$1358
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$61
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1473
$337
💸 GDP per capita
$22673
$6260
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
28
🌐 English speaking %
98.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
30
52
😀 Quality of life
64
35
🏙️ Population
303K
6.81M

The average cost of living in Barbados ($1361) is 135% more expensive than in Paraguay ($580). Barbados ranked 41st vs 166th for Paraguay in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barbados compared to 0.6 months in Paraguay. Ranked 53rd and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Barbados vs Paraguay

We calculate prices for Barbados and Paraguay as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Barbados Paraguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$4.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$4.77
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1753
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3469
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.73
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.95
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$2948

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Barbados

City Cost of living Population
Bridgetown
$1360
110K
Holetown
$1390
1.6K

In Paraguay

City Cost of living Population
Asuncion
$666
462K
Ciudad del Este
$531
326K
San Lorenzo
$620
225K
Luque
$604
260K
Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
127K
Caaguazu
$411
127K
Encarnacion
$515
107K
Coronel Oviedo
$534
52.4K
Concepcion
$541
45.1K