Bridgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$565	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	41
😀 Quality of life	64	54
🏙️ Population	110K	580K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 2% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4035th and 3941st ($1353 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Barbados and Jamaica, respectively. Check Barbados vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 4410th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Kingston

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	Bridgetown	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$2764

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707