Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 2.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Germany, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
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Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.70
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
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pay 67.9% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.25
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.93
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.66
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
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pay 5.1% more for transportation
|
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.56
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.57
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
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pay 29.9% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€741.12
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€570.64
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.05
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.80
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.63
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
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pay 19.3% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.33
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
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