Bridgetown vs Florianopolis: cost of living for digital nomads

Bridgetown, Barbados and Florianopolis, Brazil, line by line from the catalogue: what a month costs, rent, food, coworking, safety and internet. Every figure links back to its source on the city page.

The short version

  • Florianopolis is about 37% cheaper than Bridgetown for a month of nomad living ($1,500 vs $2,380).
  • Rent is the biggest gap: $680 in Florianopolis against $1,200 in Bridgetown.
  • Both score 7/10 on safety.
  • Internet is faster in Bridgetown: 150 Mbps typical against 120 Mbps.
  • Bridgetown is tropical; Florianopolis is temperate.

Bridgetown wins 1 of the measured lines; Florianopolis wins 6.

LineBridgetownFlorianopolis
Monthly total (USD)$2,380$1,500
Rent$1,200$680
Food$570$410
Transport$60$50
Coworking$130$120
Safety (out of 10)7/107/10
Internet (Mbps)150120
Climatetropicaltemperate
City sizesmallmetro
Settingislandisland
Nomad score (out of 10)7/108/10

Florianopolis

Florianopolis, Brazil.

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Costs are typical monthly figures for one person in USD, from the sources named on each city page; safety and internet are the catalogue's own ratings. Check the city pages for the dates each was last verified.