Bridgetown vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	15	85
😀 Quality of life	59	88
🏙️ Population	98.5K	384K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 41% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4474th and 1402nd ($1328 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1171st in Barbados and the United States, respectively. Check Barbados vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 6035th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bridgetown	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940