Cost of living comparison
George Town is 83.1% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in George Town instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.94
|
$30.00
KYD25.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.91
|
$15.00
KYD12.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$3.53
KYD2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
George Town
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$4.68
KYD3.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.27
|
$6.58
KYD5.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.44
|
$12.11
KYD10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.84
|
$8.61
KYD7.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.82
|
$5.48
KYD4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
$4.58
KYD3.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$3.37
KYD2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$3.78
KYD3.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$3.11
KYD2.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.57
|
$6.98
KYD5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.02
|
$30.00
KYD25.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,819.49
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,571.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.10
|
$72.01
KYD60.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
United Kingdom
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.01
|
$114.70
KYD95.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£944.64
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,254.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£751.99
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,861.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£180.89
|
$317.39
KYD265.04
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,100.70
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,169.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,916.23
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,692.06
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.18
|
$7.20
KYD6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.03
|
$6.44
KYD5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.62
|
$14.40
KYD12.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.81
|
$73.67
KYD61.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.93
|
$18.00
KYD15.03
|
|
pay 78.5% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.11
|
$85.51
KYD71.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.59
|
$112.01
KYD93.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.83
|
$132.97
KYD111.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.04
|
$163.52
KYD136.55
|
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