Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.1 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in George Town instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
|
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