Bridgetown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bridgetown	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3665	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$570	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$61	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1473	$4357
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	110K	5.03M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 43% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4197th and 923rd ($1360 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Barbados and Australia, respectively. Check Barbados vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4355th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Melbourne

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	Bridgetown	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.8	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3469	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.95	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6485	$21306

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1004
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$981
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1159
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1101
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1065
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1003
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1164
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$964
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1594
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$719
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1081
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1084
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$692
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$770
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$871
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1241
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$691
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1242
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$821
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$785
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$704
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$662
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$627
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$731

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913