Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 10.3% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.15
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.69
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.07
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.61
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.33
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.52
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,714.81
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.67
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,278.96
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€922.98
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€115.06
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€506.86
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,310.89
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.54
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.45
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€45.22
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€78.33
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€81.36
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€93.24
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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