Cost of living comparison
George Town is 57.2% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in George Town instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.02
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.04
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.58
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.06
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.47
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.43
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.52
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€81.58
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.22
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 38.3% more for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.51
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.93
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.51
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.29
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 79.5% more for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€101.54
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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