Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 65.2% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
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Majuro
|
Bridgetown
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.70
BBD3.41
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
BBD2.47
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.66
BBD3.32
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
BBD3.21
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
BBD2.29
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
BBD2.96
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
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|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 87.2% more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
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