Bridgetown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bridgetown	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3065	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$596	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.8	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1594	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	15	95
😀 Quality of life	59	76
🏙️ Population	98.5K	17.5M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 34% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4474th and 5618th ($1328 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Barbados and China, respectively. Check Barbados vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6035th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Shenzhen

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	Bridgetown	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.5	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.81%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3490	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3480	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.81	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.36	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5479	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648