Bridgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bridgetown	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$606	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1469	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	17	40
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	110K	580K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 0.9% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4366th and 4339th ($1352 vs $1364) 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6359th and 6173rd 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	$8.34	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$150	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6529	$4783

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Cities near Bridgetown

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

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713