Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 1.1% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.73
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.69
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.85
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.32
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.33
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.11
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.13
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€49.80
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,157.16
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€27.85
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Berlin
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€42.66
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,212.74
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€890.38
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€249.94
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€291.13
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,141.42
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.78
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€35.93
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.08
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€90.56
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€131.16
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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