Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 41.7% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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