Bridgetown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$565	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	96
😀 Quality of life	64	80
🏙️ Population	110K	17.7M

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 48% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4035th and 5950th ($1353 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Barbados and China, respectively. Check Barbados vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4410th and 545th 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	$16.3	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$22267

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609