Bridgetown vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bridgetown	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3665	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$570	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$61	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1473	$1222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	20	3
😀 Quality of life	64	35
🏙️ Population	110K	70K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 17% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 4197th and 4713th ($1360 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Barbados and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Barbados vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 4355th and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Castries

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	Bridgetown	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.8	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3469	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.95	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6485	$6685

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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

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192