Cost of living comparison
Germany is 17.2% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Germany instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$6.74
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 12.4% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$73.47
€68.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$27,050.12
€25,366.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$37.93
€35.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$759.74
€712.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$577.93
€541.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$202.18
€189.59
|
|
pay 78.9% more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$325.78
€305.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$11,890.74
€11,150.54
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
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pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$80.79
€75.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$88.39
€82.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$113.48
€106.42
|
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