Cost of living comparison
George Town is 80.7% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in George Town instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Berlin
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
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pay 2.0 times more for housing
Berlin
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Berlin
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
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