Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Bridgetown Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Bridgetown

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 29.3% cheaper than Bridgetown without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 36.5% cheaper than Bridgetown without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$20.10 BBD 40.20
-34.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$94.9 BBD 190
-43.31%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$9.44 BBD 18.89
-0.42%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$4.85 BBD 9.71
-26.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$1.52 BBD 3.04
5.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$1.27 BBD 2.55
-9.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$2.55 BBD 5.10
23.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$6.07 BBD 12.13
-20.10%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$3.93 BBD 7.86
-58.52%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$2.87 BBD 5.74
-4.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$3.26 BBD 6.52
-42.33%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$5.66 BBD 11.31
-53.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$9.52 BBD 19.05
3.89%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$8.74 BBD 17.48
-3.89%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$9.80 BBD 19.60
18.67%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$3.92 BBD 7.85
-24.23%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$2.60 BBD 5.21
-31.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$4.82 BBD 9.64
-57.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$3.10 BBD 6.21
-36.45%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$2.86 BBD 5.72
-26.92%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$2.45 BBD 4.90
-7.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$2.80 BBD 5.61
-47.86%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$2.19 BBD 4.39
-50.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$8.01 BBD 16.03
-45.82%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$13.51 BBD 27.02
0.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$1.62 BBD 3.24
3.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$3.08 BBD 6.16
14.94%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
$1.72 BBD 3.44
-79.07%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
$25.51 BBD 51.0
-25.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$17.28 BBD 34.57
-92.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$0.98 BBD 1.97
-69.39%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$39.70 BBD 79.4
-86.17%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$2.13 BBD 4.27
-37.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$35.1K BBD 70.2K
-45.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$37.3K BBD 74.6K
-36.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$86.8 BBD 174
-52.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$58.4 BBD 117
-52.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$49.88 BBD 99.8
-39.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
$71.3 BBD 143
-24.89%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
-
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Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$10.45 BBD 20.89
-39.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$241 BBD 483
82.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$6,459 BBD 12.9K
66.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$62.2 BBD 124
-8.23%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$64.4 BBD 129
-29.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$186 BBD 372
-43.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$126 BBD 253
-14.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
$599 BBD 1,198
66.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
$489 BBD 979
27.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
$1,784 BBD 3,569
18.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
$1,325 BBD 2,651
-8.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
$3,497 BBD 6,993
8.64%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
$3,467 BBD 6,935
-35.68%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Bridgetown
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
$1,568 BBD 3,136
-30.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
5.85
93.85%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Bridgetown: March 2, 2026

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