Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.8 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in George Town instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Georgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
Georgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Georgetown
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
|
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