Bridgetown vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bridgetown	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$606	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1469	$1322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	17	4
😀 Quality of life	54	52
🏙️ Population	110K	12.9K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 37% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4366th and 5682nd ($1352 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Barbados and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Barbados vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6359th and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Kingstown

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	Bridgetown	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$150	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6529	$9791

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784