Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 5.5% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.66
₪75.52
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.33
₪48.72
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
₪9.48
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
₪7.15
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
₪8.63
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.48
₪23.68
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
₪26.52
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
₪14.11
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
₪17.41
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
₪4.97
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.29
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₪2.70
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.27
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.18
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₪2.11
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.45
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.93
₪229.96
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,738.40
₪159,834.99
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.03
₪36.64
|
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.37
₪96.36
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.76
₪5,367.36
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,046.06
₪3,822.68
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.61
₪524.79
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$842.15
₪3,077.50
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,369.36
₪56,164.85
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.53
₪31.18
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.06
₪14.83
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.33
₪34.10
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
₪310.29
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
₪43.85
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.33
₪355.66
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.99
₪219.24
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.99
₪401.94
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.32
₪399.51
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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