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
RUB945.72
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
|
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