Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 18.5% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$9.64
€8.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$3.94
€3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$3.05
€2.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.49
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$7.52
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$43.32
€40.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$32,489.61
€30,314.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$41.79
€38.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$1,447.59
€1,350.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$1,009.53
€941.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$109.60
€102.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$582.39
€543.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$14,607.20
€13,629.29
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$3.25
€3.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$2.49
€2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$43.88
€40.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$85.44
€79.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$37.61
€35.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$88.28
€82.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$107.56
€100.36
|
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