Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 43.6% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 86.0% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$4.41
€4.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$3.78
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 49.8% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$6.79
€6.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$14.90
€14.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$567.57
€538.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$3.75
€3.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$2.59
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$121.40
€115.13
|
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