Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.0 times more expensive than France.
If you lived in George Town instead of France, you would:
pay 49.7% more for restaurants
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.86
|
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
$15.00
KYD12.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.58
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$2.73
KYD2.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
$4.68
KYD3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.54
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.15
|
$12.11
KYD10.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$5.48
KYD4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$4.58
KYD3.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$3.78
KYD3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$6.98
KYD5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€48.22
|
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,451.10
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,429.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.22
|
$72.01
KYD59.87
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.90
|
$114.70
KYD95.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€726.85
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,245.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€570.66
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,853.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€130.37
|
$317.39
KYD263.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€660.26
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,164.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,190.98
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,602.07
|
|
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.76
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.85
|
$6.44
KYD5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
$14.40
KYD11.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.62
|
$73.67
KYD61.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€11.05
|
$18.00
KYD14.97
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€86.10
|
$85.51
KYD71.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.88
|
$112.01
KYD93.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€87.21
|
$132.97
KYD110.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€118.12
|
$163.52
KYD135.96
|
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