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Kingstown vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 6.5% more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 74.1% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 84.4% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 25.3% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 88.1% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Kingstown

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Kingstown are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kingstown. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 74.1% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,499.33	$7.40 EC$20.00	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,959.48	$11.10 EC$30.00	+18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.60	$2.22 EC$6.00	+88.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.96	$2.10 EC$5.67	+227.5%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Georgetown	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD437.03	$2.04 EC$5.50	-2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,451.40	$5.79 EC$15.65	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,728.47	$12.14 EC$32.81	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD951.41	$4.60 EC$12.44	+1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD633.55	$2.19 EC$5.91	-27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD725.00	$3.99 EC$10.78	+15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.70	$1.31 EC$3.54	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD348.04	$4.02 EC$10.87	+141.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD573.44	$2.39 EC$6.45	-13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.16	$1.78 EC$4.81	+63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD306.47	$1.47 EC$3.98	+0.6%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 84.4% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD813.65	$11.87 EC$32.09	+205.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,998.40	$49.95 EC$135.00	+74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,648,762.66	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+70.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,198.35	$25.90 EC$70.00	-12.6%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 25.3% less for housing

	Georgetown	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,537.20	$55.50 EC$150.00	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,765.88	$333.02 EC$900.00	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,810.49	$323.77 EC$875.00	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,207.45	$56.59 EC$152.94	-26.9%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 88.1% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212,254.01	$120.26 EC$325.00	-88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,861,014.25	??
Average			-88.1%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.89	$1.85 EC$5.00	-8.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,219.68	$4.07 EC$11.00	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD559.85	$4.07 EC$11.00	+52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,997.87	$32.38 EC$87.50	-15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,299.65	$4.63 EC$12.50	-25.5%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,497.21	$64.75 EC$175.00	+29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,997.07	$61.98 EC$167.50	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,991.75	$74.00 EC$200.00	-50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,243.28	$92.51 EC$250.00	-23.3%
Average			-6.6%

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