Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.5 times more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
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