Cost of living comparison
Paris is 8.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Paris instead of George Town, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.06
|
$2.70
€2.48
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
George Town
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.93
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$9.69
€8.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.50
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.65
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.79
|
$6.40
€5.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.84
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.25
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 66.4% more for transportation
George Town
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.89
|
$92.35
€85.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,864.33
|
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.89
€20.16
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
George Town
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.39
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,239.83
|
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,576.17
|
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$255.59
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
George Town
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$771.50
|
$830.08
€764.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,877.87
|
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.48
|
$7.69
€7.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.85
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.95
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.41
|
$39.26
€36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.93
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
George Town
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.68
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.35
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.32
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.41
|
$143.22
€131.90
|
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