Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 7.9% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Athens, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.96
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Athens
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.34
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Athens
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.06
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.17
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Athens
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€580.54
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.83
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
Athens
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.88
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.34
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.85
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.98
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Athens
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.50
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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