Cost of living comparison
George Town is 61.7% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in George Town instead of Paris, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 84.9% more for childcare
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
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