Cost of living comparison
George Town is 60.5% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in George Town instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
|
Dublin
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
|
Dublin
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
|
pay 91.8% more for childcare
|
Dublin
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
|
pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
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