Cost of living comparison

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Georgetown vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 3.1 times more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Georgetown
Housing: pay 13.5% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 14.1 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Georgetown

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

Georgetown vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.95 GYD2,499.12	+61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$9.37 GYD1,959.31	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.18 GYD246.58	-36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.64 GYD133.95	-59.3%
Average			-5.4%

St. George's vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	St. George's	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$2.09 GYD436.99	+23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$6.94 GYD1,451.28	+38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$13.04 GYD2,728.24	-11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.55 GYD951.33	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.03 GYD633.49	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.47 GYD724.94	+188.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.53 GYD320.67	+82.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.66 GYD348.01	+110.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.74 GYD573.39	+103.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.09 GYD228.14	+54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.46 GYD306.45	+107.6%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	St. George's	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$3.89 GYD813.58	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$28.67 GYD5,997.89	-22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$22,218.32 GYD4,648,363.71	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$29.62 GYD6,197.82
Average			-19.2%

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pay 13.5% more for housing

	St. George's	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$50.36 GYD10,536.29	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$906.97 GYD189,749.59	+56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$410.12 GYD85,803.13	+41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$77.46 GYD16,206.06	-51.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 14.1 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$1,014.45 GYD212,235.80	+1727.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$23,232.76 GYD4,860,597.08	+896.6%
Average			+1312.2%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.03 GYD424.85	-0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$5.83 GYD1,219.57	+31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.68 GYD559.80	+44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$38.23 GYD7,997.18	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.21 GYD1,299.54	-44.0%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	St. George's	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$50.17 GYD10,496.31	+93.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$52.56 GYD10,996.13	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$148.12 GYD30,989.09	+248.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$120.65 GYD25,241.11	+59.1%
Average			+104.8%

St. George's vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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