Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.9% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 77.9% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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