Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.1 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 97.2% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
|
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