Bridgetown vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bridgetown	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$600	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$923	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1573	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	15	66
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	98.5K	2.71M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 41% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4500th and 1349th ($1336 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Barbados and Australia, respectively. Check Barbados vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6197th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Brisbane

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	Bridgetown	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.45	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.97	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3508	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.58	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.93	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6536	$12459

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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

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894