Cost of living comparison
George Town is 58.2% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in George Town instead of Paris, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.93
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 93.1% more for groceries
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.65
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.73
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.71
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,344.53
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€988.03
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.08
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.97
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,159.76
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.90
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
|
Paris
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.90
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.81
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.20
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.45
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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