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Georgetown vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 8.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% less in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Georgetown
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 96.8% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Georgetown

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

Georgetown vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% less for restaurants

	Rome	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.78	$11.88 GYD2,486.60	-26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.86	$8.55 GYD1,790.35	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.06	$1.21 GYD253.63	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.03	$0.71 GYD149.20	-36.5%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Rome	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.64	$2.01 GYD419.88	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.44	$5.36 GYD1,121.22	-23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.70	$12.31 GYD2,577.13	+98.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.46	$3.41 GYD712.82	-9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.50	$2.63 GYD550.14	-46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$1.78 GYD373.13	+66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$1.20 GYD252.04	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$1.70 GYD355.47	+90.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.01	$2.05 GYD428.20	+87.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$0.71 GYD147.90	-3.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$0.93 GYD194.91	+18.7%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Rome	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.57	$4.00 GYD837.74	-44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.50	$28.51 GYD5,967.83	-24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,639.38	$15,680.67 GYD3,282,308.77	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.77	$28.99 GYD6,067.30	+69.0%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Rome	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €27.09	$61.18 GYD12,805.98	+107.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,085.40	$617.07 GYD129,167.16	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €701.73	$281.14 GYD58,849.48	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €153.81	$61.00 GYD12,768.68	-63.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 96.8% more for childcare

	Rome	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €467.91	$876.83 GYD183,540.11	+72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,647.04	$23,225.94 GYD4,861,701.44	+121.4%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.93	$2.14 GYD447.59	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.40	$3.88 GYD812.29	+154.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.91	$2.19 GYD457.53	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.63	$38.81 GYD8,122.89	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.86	$5.94 GYD1,243.30	-44.6%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €60.17	$38.01 GYD7,957.11	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.26	$52.27 GYD10,941.03	+70.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €70.96	$83.63 GYD17,505.65	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €94.09	$80.78 GYD16,908.86	-21.1%
Average			+3.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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