Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 0.7% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$20.00
$40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$1.48
$2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.29
$2.57
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$14.65
$29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$12.41
$24.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$4.47
$8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.48
$2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.19
$2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.54
$3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.33
$2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.46
$2.92
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$8.01
$16.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$36.00
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$31.50
$63.00
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$460.00
$920.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$241.67
$483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$3.00
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$4.66
$9.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$73.75
$147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$10.25
$20.50
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$118.75
$237.50
|
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