Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 53.9% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Roseau instead of George Town, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
George Town
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
George Town
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 75.9% less for housing
George Town
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
?? | |
pay 88.1% less for childcare
George Town
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
?? | |
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
George Town
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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