Bridgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$596	$740
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	15	41
😀 Quality of life	59	61
🏙️ Population	98.5K	938K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 10% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4474th and 4050th ($1328 vs $1482) 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 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6035th and 5741st 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	$8.4	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$5834

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1453
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1005
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1178
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1083
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1138
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1083
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1010
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1223
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1039
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1718
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$707
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1143
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1114
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$645
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$613
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$772
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$830
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$680
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1327
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$773
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$793
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$873
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$685
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$650
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$752

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814