Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 4.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.15
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP198.31
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.23
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.35
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.62
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.79
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.89
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.28
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.77
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.33
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.86
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.12
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.23
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP329.65
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,343,155.87
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.71
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP382.19
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,366.27
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,062.28
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP632.67
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,417.21
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,180.13
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.56
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.41
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.62
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP917.75
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.29
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP885.50
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,637.49
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,505.56
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,509.82
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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