Cost of living comparison
George Town is 76.1% more expensive than France.
If you lived in George Town instead of France, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
France
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$3.22
KYD2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$4.74
KYD3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$5.32
KYD4.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$17.47
KYD14.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.57
KYD3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$35,995.22
KYD30,001.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
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pay 3.3 times more for housing
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$131.85
KYD109.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,250.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,583.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$308.06
KYD256.77
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$929.88
KYD775.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,950.86
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$5.85
KYD4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$12.00
KYD10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$66.79
KYD55.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 74.6% more for clothing
France
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$83.99
KYD70.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$106.49
KYD88.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$181.18
KYD151.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$155.98
KYD130.01
|
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