Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 8.7% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Rome, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.71
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.94
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.05
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.85
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.97
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.44
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€731.64
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€487.85
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.46
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.91
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€98.10
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
|
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