Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 9.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Germany, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$20.00
$40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$8.74
$17.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.48
$2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$1.29
$2.57
|
|
pay 85.1% more for groceries
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$2.71
$5.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$14.65
$29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$12.41
$24.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$4.61
$9.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$4.47
$8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.48
$2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.19
$2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.54
$3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.43
$2.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.33
$2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.46
$2.92
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$8.01
$16.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$36.00
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$37,500.00
$75,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$31.50
$63.00
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$50.00
$100.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$530.00
$1,060.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$460.00
$920.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$70.10
$140.20
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$241.67
$483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$5,333.33
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$3.00
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$4.66
$9.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$7.96
$15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$73.75
$147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$10.25
$20.50
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
Germany
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$77.00
$154.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$60.00
$120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$134.38
$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$118.75
$237.50
|
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