Cost of living comparison
Athens is 5.2% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$12.13
€11.31
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$630.26
€587.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$532.87
€497.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
|
pay 79.8% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$482.99
€450.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$46.52
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$116.71
€108.87
|
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