Cost of living comparison
George Town is 64.5% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in George Town instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 97.6% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Copenhagen
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Copenhagen
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Copenhagen
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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