Cost of living comparison
London is 18.1% more expensive than George Town.
If you lived in London instead of George Town, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
George Town
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.97
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.07
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
George Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.43
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.53
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.80
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.85
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.26
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
George Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.94
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,931.65
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
George Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.64
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,244.87
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,579.73
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$256.17
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 59.9% more for childcare
George Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$773.23
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,913.66
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.86
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.54
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.97
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
George Town
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.84
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.55
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.66
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.70
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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