Cost of living comparison
George Town is 42.3% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in George Town instead of Paris, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Paris
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$3.22
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$2.49
$2.08
|
|
pay 77.3% more for groceries
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.06
|
$5.32
$4.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$17.47
$14.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.47
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.99
|
$4.57
$3.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$3.42
$2.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$2.71
$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$3.00
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.60
$2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.79
$1.50
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$6.60
$5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.34
|
$30.00
$25.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.47
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,344.67
|
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€970.30
|
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.62
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€776.03
|
$929.88
$776.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,886.25
|
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.19
|
$6.60
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.92
|
$5.85
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.79
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.71
|
$66.79
$55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.27
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.26
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.50
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.90
|
$155.98
$130.30
|
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