Cost of living comparison

District of Columbia, USA

compared to

Bermuda

Bermuda vs. District of Columbia Cost of Living Summary

Bermuda is 29.8% more expensive than District of Columbia.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% more in Bermuda
Groceries: pay 66.2% more in Bermuda
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Bermuda
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Bermuda
Childcare: pay 50.2% less in Bermuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Bermuda
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Bermuda

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bermuda are more expensive than in District of Columbia.

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Bermuda vs. District of Columbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bermuda instead of District of Columbia, you would:

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pay 48.1% more for restaurants

	District of Columbia	Bermuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$50.00 BMD50.00	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$16.88 BMD16.88	+40.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$3.04 BMD3.04	-4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$3.12 BMD3.12	+18.4%
Average			+48.1%

District of Columbia vs. Bermuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.2% more for groceries

	District of Columbia	Bermuda
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$8.02 BMD8.02	+95.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$11.75 BMD11.75	+37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$18.61 BMD18.61	+276.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$7.18 BMD7.18	+27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$9.66 BMD9.66	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$4.11 BMD4.11	+29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$3.00 BMD3.00	+182.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$3.24 BMD3.24	+42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$3.80 BMD3.80	+44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$2.58 BMD2.58	+100.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$1.88 BMD1.88	+8.9%
Average			+66.2%

District of Columbia vs. Bermuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	District of Columbia	Bermuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$9.03 BMD9.03	+115.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	$69.00 BMD69.00	-42.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$37,500.00 BMD37,500.00	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$30.39 BMD30.39	+81.7%
Average			+22.1%

District of Columbia vs. Bermuda - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	District of Columbia	Bermuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$159.67 BMD159.67	+105.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$3,868.00 BMD3,868.00	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$2,661.67 BMD2,661.67	+19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$220.49 BMD220.49	+36.8%
Average			+34.3%

District of Columbia vs. Bermuda - Cost of housing

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

	District of Columbia	Bermuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$25,083.33 BMD25,083.33	-39.6%
Average			-50.2%

District of Columbia vs. Bermuda - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	District of Columbia	Bermuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$7.50 BMD7.50	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$6.20 BMD6.20	+0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$18.00 BMD18.00	+29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$188.00 BMD188.00	+64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$13.50 BMD13.50	-25.0%
Average			+4.4%

District of Columbia vs. Bermuda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	District of Columbia	Bermuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$90.00 BMD90.00	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$70.00 BMD70.00	+58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$142.50 BMD142.50	+36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$128.75 BMD128.75	+2.9%
Average			+29.4%

District of Columbia vs. Bermuda - Cost of clothing

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