Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 1.7% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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