Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.1 times more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
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pay 4.1 times more for housing
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
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