Boston vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$1573
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	676K	98.5K

The cost of living in Boston is 172% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 30th and 4500th ($3638 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Boston compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 94th and 6197th 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	$21.5	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$6536

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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