Cost of living comparison

 Bridgetown, Barbados
compared to
 Victoria, Seychelles
Victoria vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 21.2% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants
pay 45.6% more in Victoria
Groceries
pay 16.6% less in Victoria
Transportation
pay 7.4% more in Victoria
Housing
pay 94.0% more in Victoria
Childcare
pay 2.9% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 47.6% more in Victoria
Clothing
pay 32.8% less in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.6% more for restaurants

 
Bridgetown
Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
BBD40.00
$16.76
SCR247.49
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
BBD18.50
$9.71
SCR143.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
BBD3.00
$2.75
SCR40.68

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

 
Bridgetown
Victoria
Bread
1 loaf
$2.78
BBD5.56
$2.29
SCR33.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.65
BBD29.29
$18.13
SCR267.66
Milk (1 gallon) $14.67
BBD29.34
$7.52
SCR111.03

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

 
Bridgetown
Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
BBD15.85
$5.82
SCR85.90
Monthly public transit pass $27.00
BBD54.00
$26.82
SCR395.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
$26,617.26
SCR393,057.10

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pay 94.0% more for housing

 
Bridgetown
Victoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.00
BBD98.00
$163.87
SCR2,419.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $590.00
BBD1,180.00
$979.92
SCR14,470.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $480.00
BBD960.00
$794.53
SCR11,732.86

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pay 2.9% more for childcare

 
Bridgetown
Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $241.67
BBD483.33
$167.60
SCR2,474.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
$8,868.55
SCR130,961.92

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bridgetown
Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
BBD5.00
$4.07
SCR60.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.87
BBD9.74
$5.16
SCR76.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.00
BBD16.00
$22.89
SCR337.97

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

 
Bridgetown
Victoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.50
BBD145.00
$68.58
SCR1,012.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
BBD110.00
$29.30
SCR432.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$134.38
BBD268.75
$73.44
SCR1,084.51

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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