Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 2.3 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Praia
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
Praia
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 91.5% more for housing
Praia
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 57.6% more for clothing
Praia
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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