Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 48.9% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
$40.00
|
$17.09
£13.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
$7.46
£6.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
$2.97
|
$1.84
£1.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
$2.57
|
$1.36
£1.11
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
$1.25
£1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
$29.29
|
$3.60
£2.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
$24.83
|
$4.68
£3.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
$2.58
£2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
$8.93
|
$3.16
£2.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
$2.96
|
$1.05
£0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
$2.37
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
$3.07
|
$0.99
£0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.17
£0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
$2.66
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
$2.92
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Bridgetown
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
$16.01
|
$7.31
£5.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
$72.00
|
$91.63
£74.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
$25,486.21
£20,823.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
$63.00
|
$16.30
£13.32
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
$37.72
£30.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
$1,053.04
£860.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
$920.00
|
$836.18
£683.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
$183.29
£149.76
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
$483.33
|
$1,186.33
£969.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
$16,551.73
£13,523.75
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
$6.00
|
$4.95
£4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
$9.32
|
$3.59
£2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
$14.82
£12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
$147.50
|
$41.78
£34.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
$20.50
|
$11.97
£9.78
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
$73.74
£60.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
$38.00
£31.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
$79.51
£64.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
$237.50
|
$80.83
£66.04
|
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