Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 66.5% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 77.9% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$21.06
€19.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$3.42
€3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$3.92
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$27,583.68
€25,590.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$30.32
€28.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$51.70
€47.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$1,876.48
€1,740.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$1,454.17
€1,349.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$175.23
€162.57
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$1,174.85
€1,089.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$18,971.77
€17,601.06
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$38.16
€35.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$61.37
€56.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$33.16
€30.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$86.13
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$96.05
€89.11
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