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Bridgetown vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 25.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% less in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 54.6% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Bridgetown
Childcare: pay 5.2% less in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Bridgetown

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Bridgetown. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

Bridgetown vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 15.5% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$20.00 BBD40.00	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$9.25 BBD18.50	-22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$1.50 BBD3.00	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$1.12 BBD2.25	-19.0%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$3.38 BBD6.75	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$14.67 BBD29.34	+151.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$6.80 BBD13.60	+106.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$4.08 BBD8.16	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$2.49 BBD4.99	+116.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$1.66 BBD3.33	+73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$2.27 BBD4.54	+300.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.66 BBD3.32	+45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$1.59 BBD3.18	+141.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$1.23 BBD2.46	+112.7%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 54.6% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$7.93 BBD15.85	+83.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$26.00 BBD52.00	+30.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	??
Average			+54.6%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$55.83 BBD111.67	+89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	+26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$95.59 BBD191.18	-5.3%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 5.2% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$262.50 BBD525.00	-28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	+18.3%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$2.50 BBD5.00	-34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$4.87 BBD9.74	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$8.00 BBD16.00	+117.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$76.25 BBD152.50	+74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$10.50 BBD21.00	+16.7%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$61.25 BBD122.50	-45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$43.33 BBD86.67	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$108.33 BBD216.67	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$116.67 BBD233.33	-13.5%
Average			-32.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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