Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 1.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.79
|
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.66
|
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
|
pay 85.9% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.54
|
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.90
|
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
|
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