Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 19.1% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
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Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
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pay 43.3% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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pay 14.1% less for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$108.41
€103.94
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