Bridgetown vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bridgetown	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$600	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$923	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1573	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	15	82
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	98.5K	468K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 42% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4500th and 1246th ($1336 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 6197th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Raleigh

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	Bridgetown	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.45	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.97	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3508	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.58	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.93	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6536	$24650

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736