Cost of living comparison
Rome is 10.1% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.75
$37.50
|
$19.99
€17.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
$18.00
|
$8.42
€7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
$3.04
|
$1.89
€1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.67
|
$1.17
€1.03
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$7.60
€6.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.43
$24.86
|
$5.42
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$8.54
|
$4.07
€3.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
$2.53
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.19
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
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pay 11.7% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.18
$14.36
|
$8.03
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$36.82
€32.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,250.00
$62,500.00
|
$26,298.13
€23,060.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.00
$50.00
|
$13.73
€12.04
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$29.82
€26.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$550.00
$1,100.00
|
$1,121.35
€983.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$410.00
$820.00
|
$748.49
€656.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.13
$124.26
|
$150.76
€132.21
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$465.48
€408.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
$13,000.00
|
$10,701.00
€9,383.72
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.00
|
$5.26
€4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
$8.25
|
$1.51
€1.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
$15.85
|
$6.31
€5.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.12
$146.25
|
$51.36
€45.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$9.05
€7.93
|
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pay 22.7% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$81.47
€71.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
$113.33
|
$38.16
€33.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.50
$375.00
|
$92.83
€81.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.50
$275.00
|
$118.92
€104.28
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