Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 42.1% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 96.5% more for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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