Cost of living comparison
London is 13.0% more expensive than George Town.
If you lived in London instead of George Town, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
George Town
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
|
George Town
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 28.2% more for childcare
|
George Town
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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