Baltimore vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$1573
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	15
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	586K	98.5K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 67% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 1414th and 4500th ($2234 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 164th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Bridgetown

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	Baltimore	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$6536

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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