Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 23.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Paris, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Paris
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Paris
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Paris
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Paris
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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