Arlington vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$1573
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	15
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	394K	98.5K

The cost of living in Arlington is 43% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 2397th and 4500th ($1907 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 2nd in the United States and Barbados, respectively. Check the United States vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 894th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Bridgetown

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	Arlington	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$6536

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741