Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 6.4% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.21
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.55
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.17
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.58
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.42
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.56
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,829.41
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.09
|
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.13
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,389.62
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,016.71
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.01
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€536.94
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,526.01
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.55
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.79
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.14
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Bridgetown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.62
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.20
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.60
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€114.85
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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