Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 60.9% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of George Town, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Brasilia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
$5.85
R$31.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.47
|
$6.82
R$36.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.20
R$6.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.27
|
$0.80
R$4.28
|
|
pay 69.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.89
|
$1.78
R$9.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$5.19
R$27.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.07
|
$4.10
R$22.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$2.39
R$12.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.55
|
$1.61
R$8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.80
|
$0.94
R$5.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.61
R$3.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.48
R$2.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.14
|
$0.67
R$3.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.49
R$2.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.58
R$3.11
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
George Town
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.80
|
$4.15
R$22.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.95
|
$47.57
R$255.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,429.79
|
$25,345.08
R$136,288.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.87
|
$8.07
R$43.40
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.37
|
$20.58
R$110.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,245.14
|
$401.50
R$2,158.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,853.13
|
$242.40
R$1,303.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD263.89
|
$53.80
R$289.30
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
George Town
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,164.15
|
$530.73
R$2,853.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,602.07
|
$12,185.14
R$65,523.13
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$1.95
R$10.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.35
|
$1.95
R$10.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.97
|
$2.24
R$12.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.26
|
$26.15
R$140.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.97
|
$7.80
R$41.93
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
George Town
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.10
|
$57.37
R$308.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.13
|
$45.12
R$242.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.56
|
$65.72
R$353.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD135.96
|
$62.37
R$335.37
|
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