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New Jersey vs. Bermuda Cost of Living Summary

New Jersey is 18.5% cheaper than Bermuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in New Jersey
Groceries: pay 37.6% less in New Jersey
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in New Jersey
Housing: pay 36.8% less in New Jersey
Childcare: pay 32.3% more in New Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% less in New Jersey
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in New Jersey

Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in New Jersey.

New Jersey vs. Bermuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Jersey instead of Bermuda, you would:

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Bermuda	New Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$60.00 BMD60.00	$19.95	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$12.40	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 BMD3.42	$2.60	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 BMD2.92	$2.04	-30.2%
Average			-34.5%

Bermuda vs. New Jersey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.6% less for groceries

	Bermuda	New Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$8.38 BMD8.38	$4.17	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 BMD6.09	$8.09	+32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.74 BMD16.74	$4.78	-71.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.53 BMD7.53	$5.24	-30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.49 BMD10.49	$5.96	-43.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.80 BMD5.80	$2.76	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.01 BMD3.01	$0.98	-67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.38 BMD4.38	$2.20	-49.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 BMD3.18	$2.62	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.40 BMD3.40	$1.44	-57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71 BMD1.71	$1.60	-6.2%
Average			-37.6%

Bermuda vs. New Jersey - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Bermuda	New Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 BMD8.89	$3.24	-63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$116.02	+68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	$32,841.50	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.83 BMD36.83	$19.75	-46.4%
Average			-10.2%

Bermuda vs. New Jersey - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Bermuda	New Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$151.67 BMD151.67	$62.68	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	$2,279.92	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	$1,885.98	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.88 BMD193.88	$126.74	-34.6%
Average			-36.8%

Bermuda vs. New Jersey - Cost of housing

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pay 32.3% more for childcare

	Bermuda	New Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$2,023.96	+53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	$27,267.62	+11.3%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bermuda	New Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$6.95	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.44 BMD6.44	$5.20	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$12.79	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$52.90	-71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$16.52	+22.3%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Bermuda	New Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 BMD80.00	$57.64	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 BMD60.00	$49.26	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$99.28	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 BMD127.17	$136.81	+7.6%
Average			-17.1%

Bermuda vs. New Jersey - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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