Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 10.9% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Victoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 90.2% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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