Cost of living comparison

Kingston, Jamaica

compared to

Bridgetown, Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 39.0% more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 17.7% less in Bridgetown
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bridgetown

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

Bridgetown vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% more for restaurants

	Kingston	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.52 JMD1,184.35	$20.00 BBD40.00	+166.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 JMD1,357.07	$9.25 BBD18.50	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 JMD222.45	$1.50 BBD3.00	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 JMD138.17	$1.29 BBD2.58	+47.2%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Kingston	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$3.54 JMD557.86	$2.78 BBD5.56	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.58 JMD1,035.68	$14.65 BBD29.29	+122.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.26 JMD2,403.17	$14.67 BBD29.34	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 JMD672.78	$5.18 BBD10.36	+21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD467.53	$4.76 BBD9.53	+60.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70 JMD425.55	$1.70 BBD3.41	-36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD218.29	$1.19 BBD2.37	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 JMD287.19	$1.67 BBD3.34	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 JMD250.94	$1.66 BBD3.31	+3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 JMD164.15	$1.10 BBD2.20	+5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 JMD149.40	$1.50 BBD3.00	+57.9%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Kingston	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD761.41	$7.93 BBD15.85	+64.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,921.76	$27.00 BBD54.00	-28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,920.30 JMD6,760,670.84	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.32 JMD4,145.23	$25.50 BBD51.00	-3.1%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 17.7% less for housing

	Kingston	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.89 JMD8,330.73	$49.00 BBD98.00	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.50 JMD137,748.64	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.21 JMD66,977.13	$480.00 BBD960.00	+12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.83 JMD18,717.39	$66.91 BBD133.82	-43.7%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kingston	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.66 JMD35,859.52	$241.67 BBD483.33	+6.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,105.29 JMD331,618.31	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	+208.7%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.13 JMD493.48	$2.50 BBD5.00	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 JMD674.63	$4.87 BBD9.74	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.77 JMD1,381.74	$8.00 BBD16.00	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.97 JMD11,021.04	$73.75 BBD147.50	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.16 JMD2,072.61	$10.50 BBD21.00	-20.2%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Kingston	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.32 JMD4,145.23	$72.50 BBD145.00	+175.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.59 JMD4,030.08	$55.00 BBD110.00	+115.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.01 JMD11,185.54	$134.38 BBD268.75	+89.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.92 JMD10,856.55	$115.00 BBD230.00	+66.9%
Average			+111.7%

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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: April 2025

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