Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 67.6% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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