Bridgetown vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1190
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$2799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	15	52
😀 Quality of life	59	85
🏙️ Population	98.5K	342K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 35% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4474th and 1924th ($1328 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1512th 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 1.4 months in San Juan. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 6035th and 439th 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	$8.4	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$12973

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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 San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1446
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1789
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1889
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1275
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1370
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1668
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1575
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1792
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1827
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1652
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1851
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1297
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1790
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1686
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1588
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1673
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1513
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1443
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1779
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1447
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1737
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1761
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1725
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1497
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1714
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120