Cost of living comparison
George Town is 85.0% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in George Town instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 35.4% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.85
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Douglas
|
George Town
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.09
|
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Douglas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.74
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.69
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
Douglas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£725.24
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
|
pay 9.5% more for childcare
Douglas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£669.45
|
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
|
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
George Town
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.89
|
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.25
|
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.93
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Douglas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.32
|
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
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