Cost of living comparison
France is 38.0% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in France instead of George Town, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
George Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
George Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
George Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
George Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
George Town
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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