Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 21.2% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of George Town, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.07
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
George Town
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.53
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.80
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.85
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.26
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
George Town
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.94
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,926.03
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
George Town
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.62
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,244.45
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,579.43
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$256.12
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
George Town
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$773.09
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,910.67
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.86
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.53
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
George Town
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.83
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.53
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.63
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.68
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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