Cost of living comparison

Bridgetown, Barbados

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 19.3% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 77.8% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Oranjestad

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Bridgetown. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Oranjestad. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Bridgetown, you would:

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$19.00 AWG34.20	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$10.27 AWG18.49	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.33 AWG2.40	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BBD2.58	$1.61 AWG2.90	+24.6%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 BBD5.56	$3.05 AWG5.50	+9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.65 BBD29.29	$6.00 AWG10.80	-59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$6.40 AWG11.52	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 BBD10.36	$5.00 AWG9.00	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 BBD9.53	$5.21 AWG9.38	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$1.79 AWG3.22	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 BBD2.37	$0.91 AWG1.63	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 BBD3.34	$1.81 AWG3.27	+8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.31	$2.72 AWG4.90	+64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 BBD2.20	$1.06 AWG1.90	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.91 AWG1.63	-39.4%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Bridgetown	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$5.66 AWG10.19	-28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00 BBD54.00	$40.00 AWG72.00	+48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.50 BBD51.00	$51.10 AWG91.97	+100.4%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 77.8% more for housing

	Bridgetown	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00 BBD98.00	$91.80 AWG165.25	+87.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.00 BBD960.00	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.91 BBD133.82	$167.08 AWG300.74	+149.7%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.67 BBD483.33	$225.00 AWG405.00	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	+13.9%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$3.00 AWG5.40	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.72 AWG6.69	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$10.00 AWG18.00	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.75 BBD147.50	$131.44 AWG236.60	+78.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$10.00 AWG18.00	-4.8%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.50 BBD145.00	$80.00 AWG144.00	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00 BBD110.00	$57.37 AWG103.27	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.38 BBD268.75	$116.59 AWG209.86	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00 BBD230.00	$102.90 AWG185.22	-10.5%
Average			-2.3%

Bridgetown vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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