Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 28.9% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.31
|
$9.56
GYD1,995.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.19
|
$8.60
GYD1,796.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.08
|
$1.20
GYD249.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$0.67
GYD139.70
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$1.69
GYD351.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.15
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.76
|
$13.96
GYD2,914.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
$2.71
GYD566.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.55
|
$2.62
GYD547.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.79
GYD374.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.02
GYD212.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.06
GYD221.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.45
|
$1.14
GYD237.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.61
GYD128.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.88
GYD184.62
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.63
|
$3.98
GYD831.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€82.77
|
$28.68
GYD5,987.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,960.75
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,292,907.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.56
|
$29.16
GYD6,086.89
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.74
|
$65.13
GYD13,595.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,921.43
|
$805.17
GYD168,070.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,573.08
|
$258.44
GYD53,946.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€190.10
|
$57.98
GYD12,103.41
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,977.90
|
$917.10
GYD191,433.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,977.39
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,230,989.27
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.60
|
$2.27
GYD473.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.99
|
$4.37
GYD912.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.65
|
$2.20
GYD459.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€58.13
|
$35.51
GYD7,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.21
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€83.09
|
$31.76
GYD6,628.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.44
|
$47.01
GYD9,812.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€87.78
|
$62.15
GYD12,972.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€103.02
|
$62.94
GYD13,138.37
|
|
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