Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.2 times more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in George Town instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Helsinki
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 90.7% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
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