Cost of living comparison

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George Town vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 3.5 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 99.6% more in George Town
Groceries: pay 60.9% more in George Town
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in George Town
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in George Town
Childcare: pay 12.1 times more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in George Town
Clothing: pay 69.5% more in George Town

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in George Town are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in George Town.

George Town vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 99.6% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$29.99 KYD24.99	+116.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$15.60 KYD13.00	+40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$3.43 KYD2.86	+65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$2.64 KYD2.20	+176.1%
Average			+99.6%

Saint John's vs. George Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

	Saint John's	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$5.68 KYD4.73	+104.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.41 KYD4.50	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$13.11 KYD10.93	+56.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$9.02 KYD7.52	+68.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$7.20 KYD6.00	+94.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$4.75 KYD3.96	+60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$2.05 KYD1.71	+84.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.53 KYD2.94	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.47 KYD2.89	-6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.40 KYD2.00	+85.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.51 KYD2.09	+94.0%
Average			+60.9%

Saint John's vs. George Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Saint John's	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.42 KYD5.35	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.99 KYD24.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$38,988.23 KYD32,492.12	+64.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$57.34 KYD47.79	+11.3%
Average			+26.0%

Saint John's vs. George Town - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Saint John's	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$110.49 KYD92.08	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$2,927.12 KYD2,439.41	+179.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$2,409.27 KYD2,007.85	+255.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$305.51 KYD254.61	+208.5%
Average			+171.3%

Saint John's vs. George Town - Cost of housing

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pay 12.1 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,786.96 KYD1,489.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$22,296.47 KYD18,581.50	+1105.1%
Average			+1105.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$9.00 KYD7.50	+386.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$6.80 KYD5.67	+72.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$14.40 KYD12.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$153.57 KYD127.99	+149.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$17.99 KYD15.00	+190.3%
Average			+199.5%

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pay 69.5% more for clothing

	Saint John's	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$74.98 KYD62.48	+50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$70.48 KYD58.74
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$139.96 KYD116.64	+89.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$146.96 KYD122.47
Average			+69.5%

Saint John's vs. George Town - Cost of clothing

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