Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 4.2% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 56.0% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
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