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St. George's vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 19.1% more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in St. George's
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 33.8% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 91.8% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 25.5% less in St. George's

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in St. George's. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 30.0% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,480.09	$7.40 EC$20.00	-37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,785.66	$8.33 EC$22.50	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD252.97	$1.85 EC$5.00	+52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD148.81	$1.48 EC$4.00	+107.7%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Georgetown	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD418.78	$1.69 EC$4.57	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,118.28	$4.32 EC$11.68	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,570.38	$14.71 EC$39.75	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD710.96	$3.95 EC$10.67	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD548.70	$2.60 EC$7.04	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.16	$2.48 EC$6.70	+39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.38	$0.84 EC$2.27	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD354.54	$0.79 EC$2.13	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.08	$1.34 EC$3.63	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.51	$0.94 EC$2.54	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.40	$0.86 EC$2.33	-7.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Georgetown	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD835.55	$5.18 EC$14.01	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,952.21	$37.00 EC$100.00	+29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,273,715.79	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+59.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,051.41	$199.81 EC$540.00	+589.3%
Average			+177.0%

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Georgetown	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,772.45	$46.87 EC$126.67	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD128,829.00	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,695.41	$289.85 EC$783.33	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,735.25	$159.51 EC$431.09	+161.5%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 91.8% less for childcare

	Georgetown	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,059.60	$55.50 EC$150.00	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,848,973.65	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-90.0%
Average			-91.8%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD446.42	$2.04 EC$5.50	-4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD810.16	$4.44 EC$12.00	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD456.34	$1.85 EC$5.00	-15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,101.62	$37.00 EC$100.00	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,240.04	$11.10 EC$30.00	+86.9%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 25.5% less for clothing

	Georgetown	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,936.28	$25.90 EC$70.00	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,912.39	$44.40 EC$120.00	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,459.82	$42.55 EC$115.00	-49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,864.60	$75.85 EC$205.00	-6.1%
Average			-25.5%

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