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Barbados 🇧🇧
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Lisbon 🇵🇹
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Medellin 🇨🇴
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Mexico City 🇲🇽
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Ubud 🇮🇩
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| Population | 110,000 | 517,000 | 2,427,000 | 8,850,000 | 112,490 |
| Official language(s) | English, Bajan Creole | Portuguese | Spanish | Spanish | Indonesian and Balinese |
| Level of English | Very high | Very high | Low | Moderate | Low |
| Main airport | Bridgetown/Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Mexico City International Airport (MEX) | Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPA) |
| Most common months to visit | November - May | March - May, September, October | January - April, December | March - May, October, November | May - October |
| Currency | BBD - Barbadian dollar ($) | EUR - Euro (€) | COP - Colombian Peso ($) | MXN - Mexican Peso ($) | IDR - Indonesian Rupiah (Rp) |
| Credit cards | Accepted in some places, cash also needed for smaller businesses | Accepted almost everywhere (less for AMEX) | Accepted in some places | Widely accepted (less with AMEX) | Accepted in some places |
| Remote worker visa | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Average monthly costs | $2702 | $1984 | $1293 | $1867 | $1363 |
| Rent | $1054 | $965 | $732 | $778 | $658 |
| Groceries | $234 | $136 | $87 | $281 | $150 |
| Dining out | $345 | $271 | $131 | $182 | $10 |
| Cafe | $75 | $37 | $18 | $49 | $28 |
| Coworking space | $321 | $164 | $96 | $159 | $106 |
| Mobile internet | $49 | $24 | $16 | $25 | $3 |
| Public transportation | $35 | $63 | $21 | $11 | $53 |
| Taxis | $106 | $27 | $14 | $9 | $13 |
| Shared bicycles and scooters | $0 | $18 | $0 | $24 | $33 |
| Sport and cultural events | $37 | $29 | $8 | $81 | $14 |
| Museums and sights | $36 | $24 | $9 | $20 | $9 |
| Nightlife | $96 | $47 | $73 | $64 | $118 |
| Gym | $86 | $65 | $15 | $69 | $72 |
| Yoga | $130 | $65 | $54 | $65 | $87 |
| Massage | $99 | $50 | $20 | $51 | $10 |
| SIM card options | Digicel | Vodafone | Claro, Tigo | Telcel, Movistar | Telkomsel, XL Axiata |
| Tipping | 10 - 15% usually included in restaurants, add 10 - 15% at bars | 5-10% for restaurants, not common at bars | Tip 10% in restaurants | 10-15% for restaurants, bars and services | Tip 5 - 10% in restaurants if service charge is not included in the bill |
| Taxi apps | None available | Uber, FreeNow | EasyTaxi | Uber | Grab, GoJek |
| Tap water | Not drinkable | Drinkable | Not drinkable | Not drinkable | Not drinkable |
| Overall cuisine | Bajan cuisine features an eclectic mix of European, Asian, and Caribbean styles resulting in bold, tasty and crunchy meat or fish dishes with lots of spices, lime juice, thyme and salads laden with local vegetables and hot side dishes. | Fresh seafood, meats, soup, sausages and famous pastries | A blend of indigenous and European traditions with rice, maize, cassava, assorted legumes, and meats | Corn, beans, tortillas and chili peppers typically alongside meat and cheese | Balinese foods revolve on the complex flavors from certain ingredients like fresh vegetables, meat, coconut milk, and time-tested spices mixture. |
| Local food specialities | Cou-cou and flying fish, fish cakes, cutters, pudding and souse, macaroni pie, conkies, Bajan black cake, sea eggs | Bacalhau à bras, sardinhas, petiscos, leitão, polvo à lagareiro, pasteis de nata, bifana | Bandeja paisa, ajiaco, mondongo, empanada, and arepa | Enchiladas, torta de chilaquiles, esquites, quesadillas, tlacoyos, tacos, tostadas | Satay, nasi goreng, gado-gado, martabak, bubur sumsum |
| Eat like a local | Food trucks, pubs, seaside street food, roadside carts, local seafood restaurants, smaller traditional restaurants and rum shops | Tascas, snack bars, seafood restaurants | Street stalls for empanada and arepa with cheese, restaurants for traditional Colombian food | Markets, food stalls, menú del día (cheap set lunch menus) | Warung for authentic babi guling and bebek betutu, cafes for kopi luwak, street stalls for pisang goreng, nasi campur, and sate lilit |
| Vegetarian / vegan options | 14 options on HappyCow | 401 listings on Happy Cow | 153 listings on Happy Cow | 279 listings on Happy Cow | 255 listings on Happy Cow |