Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.2 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in George Town instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,406.68
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,934.13
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,319.96
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS962.28
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS2,000.68
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,588.74
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS4,032.69
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS2,058.80
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS2,040.30
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS816.99
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS797.38
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS564.28
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS744.53
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS385.38
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS395.85
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,413.95
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,901.19
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,780,429.20
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,575.90
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,954.57
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS486,351.30
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS352,338.90
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS34,787.51
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS217,461.09
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS5,167,824.40
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,483.53
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,254.01
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,978.04
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS21,218.39
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,221.92
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS80,710.09
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS65,068.51
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS114,929.72
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS102,968.37
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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