Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 10.5% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
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Bridgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$10.09
MX$199.03
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$8.90
MX$175.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$1.21
MX$23.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.84
MX$16.54
|
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pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$2.63
MX$51.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.57
MX$109.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.31
MX$124.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.49
MX$49.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$4.13
MX$81.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.42
MX$28.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.70
MX$13.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.82
MX$16.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.91
MX$18.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.95
MX$18.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.87
MX$17.08
|
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pay 43.8% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$5.46
MX$107.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$21.52
MX$424.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$21,960.54
MX$433,182.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$5.34
MX$105.37
|
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pay 9.7% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$27.98
MX$551.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,886.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$643.75
MX$12,698.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$41.48
MX$818.22
|
|
pay 61.7% more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$408.19
MX$8,051.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$10,042.62
MX$198,095.77
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$2.97
MX$58.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$3.52
MX$69.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$4.45
MX$87.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$60.85
MX$1,200.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$5.94
MX$117.08
|
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pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$66.94
MX$1,320.36
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$45.00
MX$887.63
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$110.60
MX$2,181.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$106.14
MX$2,093.73
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