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
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Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$16.24
€14.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$9.75
€8.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$2.12
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.31
€1.19
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$6.88
€6.22
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.38
€5.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$4.72
€4.26
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$5.03
€4.55
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
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pay 17.7% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$7.66
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$32.49
€29.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$27,399.57
€24,772.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$12.13
€10.97
|
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pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$32.57
€29.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$630.26
€569.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$532.87
€481.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$165.03
€149.21
|
|
pay 79.8% more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$482.99
€436.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$10,389.46
€9,393.29
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$5.41
€4.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$3.62
€3.27
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$46.52
€42.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$9.75
€8.81
|
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pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$89.99
€81.36
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$34.83
€31.49
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$95.37
€86.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$116.71
€105.52
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