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Bridgetown vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 2.5 times more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9 times more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 36.0% more in Bridgetown

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Havana. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Havana	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.71 CUC3.71	$20.00 BBD40.00	+439.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$10.00 BBD20.00	+100.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 CUC1.70	$2.42 BBD4.83	+42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.50 BBD3.00	+50.0%
Average			+193.5%

Havana vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Havana	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 CUC1.49	$3.83 BBD7.67	+157.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.22 CUC2.22	$4.49 BBD8.97	+102.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.20 CUC14.20	$15.40 BBD30.80	+8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 CUC3.71	$6.33 BBD12.67	+70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CUC2.07	$4.38 BBD8.77	+111.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.75 CUC2.75	$2.49 BBD4.98	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 CUC0.48	$1.44 BBD2.88	+197.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79 CUC1.79	$2.38 BBD4.75	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CUC1.04	$2.27 BBD4.54	+117.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 CUC1.73	$0.82 BBD1.64	-52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.85 CUC1.85	$1.05 BBD2.10	-43.3%
Average			+40.7%

Havana vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Havana	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 CUC4.83	$7.76 BBD15.52	+60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 CUC22.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	-37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.20 CUC6.20	??
Average			+3.9%

Havana vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Havana	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.21 CUC90.21	$81.25 BBD162.50	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.03 CUC254.03	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	+365.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.40 CUC214.40	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	+428.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.20 CUC36.20	$149.12 BBD298.24	+312.0%
Average			+343.1%

Havana vs. Bridgetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Havana	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,000.00 CUC7,000.00	??

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pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 CUC1.60	$2.50 BBD5.00	+56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 CUC1.11	$5.67 BBD11.33	+410.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 CUC2.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.00 CUC19.00	$63.33 BBD126.67	+233.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.85 CUC0.85	$15.00 BBD30.00	+1664.7%
Average			+391.8%

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pay 36.0% more for clothing

	Havana	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.00 CUC37.00	$52.50 BBD105.00	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 CUC37.00	$33.75 BBD67.50	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.67 CUC68.67	$125.00 BBD250.00	+82.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.00 CUC56.00	$81.25 BBD162.50	+45.1%
Average			+36.0%

Havana vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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