Bridgetown vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bridgetown	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$4225
🏠 One person rent	$606	$1159
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1469	$3808
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	17	54
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	110K	342K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 33% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4366th and 1988th ($1352 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1609th 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 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.9 months in San Juan. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs San Juan ranked 701st in the United States, while ranked 6359th and 2114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs San Juan

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	Bridgetown	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.34	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$4427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$2251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$40.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.9	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$150	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6529	$10429

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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 San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042