Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 57.0% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.75
$37.50
|
$4.28
E£80.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
$18.00
|
$4.81
E£90.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
$3.04
|
$0.33
E£6.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.67
|
$0.20
E£3.80
|
|
pay 73.4% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$0.68
E£12.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$1.75
E£32.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.43
$24.86
|
$3.72
E£70.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$1.36
E£25.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$8.54
|
$2.25
E£42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
$2.53
|
$0.69
E£13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.33
E£6.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$0.21
E£4.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.30
E£5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.19
E£3.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.17
E£3.17
|
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pay 60.7% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
$14.36
|
$1.86
E£35.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$16.04
E£302.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,250.00
$62,500.00
|
$24,588.50
E£464,248.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.00
$50.00
|
$2.03
E£38.35
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$17.59
E£332.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$550.00
$1,100.00
|
$226.11
E£4,269.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$410.00
$820.00
|
$138.11
E£2,607.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.13
$124.26
|
$27.64
E£521.90
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$160.20
E£3,024.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
$13,000.00
|
$3,834.57
E£72,399.34
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.00
|
$1.87
E£35.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
$8.25
|
$2.18
E£41.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
$15.85
|
$2.57
E£48.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.12
$146.25
|
$29.70
E£560.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$5.35
E£100.92
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$49.62
E£936.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
$113.33
|
$39.95
E£754.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.50
$375.00
|
$105.88
E£1,999.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.50
$275.00
|
$61.85
E£1,167.83
|
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