Bridgetown vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bridgetown Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$606
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1469
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
17
74
😀 Quality of life
54
62
🏙️ Population
110K
4.43M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 25% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4366th and 5031st ($1352 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6359th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bridgetown Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.9
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.97
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$150
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6529
$5503

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Holetown
$1463
161 km or 100 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
164 km or 102 mi Georgetown
$988
175 km or 109 mi Kingstown
$988
180 km or 112 mi Castries
$1169
230 km or 143 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
244 km or 151 mi Grenville
$1076
245 km or 152 mi Scarborough
$1111
259 km or 161 mi St. George's
$1075
310 km or 193 mi Roseau
$1008
337 km or 210 mi San Juan
$1213
339 km or 211 mi Portsmouth
$1168
340 km or 211 mi Port of Spain
$1248
347 km or 216 mi Chaguanas
$1079
372 km or 231 mi San Fernando
$1007
395 km or 245 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
396 km or 246 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
404 km or 251 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
405 km or 251 mi Le Moule
$1659
407 km or 253 mi Les Abymes
$1656
411 km or 256 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
478 km or 297 mi Carupano
$697
497 km or 309 mi All Saints
$1135
507 km or 315 mi St. John's
$1131
515 km or 320 mi La Asuncion
$638
518 km or 322 mi Porlamar
$610
522 km or 324 mi Tucupita
$764
538 km or 335 mi Maturin
$838
574 km or 357 mi Basseterre
$1336
576 km or 358 mi Cumana
$688
579 km or 360 mi Cayon
$1338
622 km or 387 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
632 km or 393 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
641 km or 398 mi Lecheria
$760
642 km or 399 mi Upata
$784
643 km or 399 mi Barcelona
$908
659 km or 410 mi Philipsburg
$2878
667 km or 415 mi Cantaura
$674
668 km or 415 mi Anaco
$642
690 km or 429 mi El Tigre
$736

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915