Austin vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3655
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$565
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1353
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	20
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	962K	110K

The cost of living in Austin is 82% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 858th and 4035th ($2455 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 142nd and 4410th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$6541

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746