Bridgetown vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bridgetown	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3665	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$570	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$61	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1473	$1695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	72
😀 Quality of life	64	58
🏙️ Population	110K	4.43M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 26% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4197th and 5069th ($1360 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Barbados and South Africa, respectively. Check Barbados vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4355th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Johannesburg

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	Bridgetown	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.8	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3469	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.95	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6485	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045