Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.9 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in George Town instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$5.32
KYD4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$17.47
KYD14.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$6.81
KYD5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$3.00
KYD2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$2.60
KYD2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
$30.00
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,912.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
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pay 7.7 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$131.85
KYD109.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,243.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,578.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$308.06
KYD256.01
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$929.88
KYD772.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,903.63
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$6.60
KYD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$5.85
KYD4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$12.00
KYD9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$66.79
KYD55.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$18.00
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$83.99
KYD69.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$106.49
KYD88.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$181.18
KYD150.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$155.98
KYD129.62
|
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