Cost of living comparison
George Town is 85.9% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in George Town instead of Austria, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Austria
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$18.00
$14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$3.22
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.49
$2.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Austria
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$5.32
$4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$17.47
$14.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$4.57
$3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$3.42
$2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$2.71
$2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$3.00
$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.60
$2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.79
$1.49
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$6.60
$5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$30.00
$24.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$35,995.22
$29,931.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
Austria
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$131.85
$109.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$2,699.64
$2,244.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$1,899.75
$1,579.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$308.06
$256.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Austria
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$929.88
$773.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$19,137.46
$15,913.66
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$6.60
$5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$5.85
$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$66.79
$55.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$18.00
$14.97
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
Austria
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$83.99
$69.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$106.49
$88.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$181.18
$150.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$155.98
$129.70
|
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