Boston vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$3665
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$570
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$1358
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$61
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$1473
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	676K	110K

The cost of living in Boston is 155% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 32nd and 4197th ($3467 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 89th and 4355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Bridgetown

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	Boston	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$1069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$3475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$3469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$7.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$66.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$6485

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1004
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$981
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1159
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1101
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1065
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1003
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1164
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$964
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1594
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$719
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1081
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1084
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$692
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$770
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$871
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1241
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$691
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1242
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$821
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$785
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$704
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$662
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$627
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$731