Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 41.8% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$4.31
€4.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$7.64
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$113.76
€106.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$32,407.58
€30,390.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$52.84
€49.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$156.48
€146.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$893.73
€838.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$8,678.25
€8,138.03
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$59.94
€56.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$11.50
€10.78
|
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pay 24.8% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$85.01
€79.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$90.50
€84.87
|
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