Bridgetown vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bridgetown	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$5693
🏠 One person rent	$600	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$923	$2392
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1573	$3706
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	15	88
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	98.5K	488K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 43% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4500th and 1221st ($1336 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th in Barbados and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Barbados vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6197th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Edinburgh

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	Bridgetown	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.45	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.97	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3508	$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.58	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.93	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6536	$26404

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892