Bridgetown vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bridgetown Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3562
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$556
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1241
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
72
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
110K
4.43M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 49% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4026th and 5921st ($1353 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Barbados and South Africa, respectively. Check Barbados vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 4220th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bridgetown Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.8
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1535
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$975
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3485
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.9
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.26
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.53
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.85
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5333
$4829

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Holetown
$1294
161 km or 100 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
164 km or 102 mi Georgetown
$993
175 km or 109 mi Kingstown
$1008
180 km or 112 mi Castries
$1108
230 km or 143 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
244 km or 151 mi Grenville
$1069
245 km or 152 mi Scarborough
$1099
259 km or 161 mi St. George's
$1069
310 km or 193 mi Roseau
$834
337 km or 210 mi San Juan
$1217
339 km or 211 mi Portsmouth
$1168
340 km or 211 mi Port of Spain
$1218
347 km or 216 mi Chaguanas
$1053
372 km or 231 mi San Fernando
$898
395 km or 245 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
396 km or 246 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
404 km or 251 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
405 km or 251 mi Le Moule
$1575
407 km or 253 mi Les Abymes
$1561
411 km or 256 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
478 km or 297 mi Carupano
$710
497 km or 309 mi All Saints
$1074
507 km or 315 mi St. John's
$1076
515 km or 320 mi La Asuncion
$666
518 km or 322 mi Porlamar
$654
522 km or 324 mi Tucupita
$748
538 km or 335 mi Maturin
$838
574 km or 357 mi Basseterre
$1212
576 km or 358 mi Cumana
$686
579 km or 360 mi Cayon
$1214
622 km or 387 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
632 km or 393 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
641 km or 398 mi Lecheria
$769
642 km or 399 mi Upata
$760
643 km or 399 mi Barcelona
$719
659 km or 410 mi Philipsburg
$1857
667 km or 415 mi Cantaura
$637
668 km or 415 mi Anaco
$608
690 km or 429 mi El Tigre
$700

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952