Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 85.1% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,004.50
|
$19.59
€18.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,804.05
|
$11.97
€11.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.56
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.31
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD353.29
|
$2.68
€2.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,037.92
|
$8.38
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,927.82
|
$5.89
€5.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD568.78
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD549.57
|
$5.43
€5.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.99
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.64
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.92
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.88
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.74
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.43
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD835.09
|
$7.19
€6.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,013.50
|
$53.34
€49.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,307,424.63
|
$31,021.96
€28,722.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,113.72
|
$24.16
€22.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,655.65
|
$57.82
€53.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,810.96
|
$1,165.94
€1,079.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,184.13
|
$976.56
€904.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,156.77
|
$182.93
€169.37
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD192,277.02
|
$989.17
€915.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,249,641.75
|
$23,148.55
€21,432.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD476.07
|
$5.44
€5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD916.34
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD461.03
|
$9.25
€8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,445.28
|
$34.92
€32.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,302.92
|
$14.15
€13.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,657.80
|
$104.24
€96.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,855.46
|
$49.59
€45.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,029.25
|
$117.47
€108.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,196.29
|
$144.77
€134.04
|
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