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Bridgetown vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 51.4% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 19.8% less in Bridgetown
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Bridgetown

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

Bridgetown vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$20.00 BBD40.00	+44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.25 BBD18.50	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.50 BBD3.00	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.12 BBD2.25	+17.7%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.38 BBD6.75	+21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$14.67 BBD29.34	+74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$6.80 BBD13.60	+26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.08 BBD8.16	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.49 BBD4.99	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.66 BBD3.33	+49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.27 BBD4.54	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.66 BBD3.32	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.59 BBD3.18	+22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.23 BBD2.46	-4.9%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Saint John's	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$7.93 BBD15.85	+26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.00 BBD52.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+58.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	??
Average			+42.2%

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pay 19.8% less for housing

	Saint John's	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$55.83 BBD111.67	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$95.59 BBD191.18	-3.5%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$262.50 BBD525.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	+251.3%
Average			+251.3%

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.50 BBD5.00	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.87 BBD9.74	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$8.00 BBD16.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$76.25 BBD152.50	+23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$10.50 BBD21.00	+69.4%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$61.25 BBD122.50	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.33 BBD86.67
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$108.33 BBD216.67	+46.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$116.67 BBD233.33
Average			+34.5%

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