Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 27.6% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.10
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.68
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.32
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.62
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.19
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.74
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.77
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€84.00
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,794.79
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.87
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.62
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,101.99
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,743.38
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€198.64
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,281.98
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,864.97
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€4.03
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€63.22
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.40
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€88.83
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.63
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€102.29
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€109.99
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
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