Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 59.4% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 41.7% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$7.55
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$4.96
€4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$7.71
€7.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$53.87
€50.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$22.76
€21.28
|
|
pay 83.1% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$55.77
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$1,043.18
€975.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$873.71
€816.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$164.26
€153.56
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$944.84
€883.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$24,473.75
€22,880.14
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$34.17
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$89.22
€83.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$32.58
€30.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$97.94
€91.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$132.04
€123.45
|
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