Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.2 times more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in George Town instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 56.2% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.79
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.66
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.54
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.90
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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