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Georgetown vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 2.7 times more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 16.3% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in Georgetown
Housing: pay 7.0% less in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 12.9 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 41.9% more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, clothing, and groceries in Georgetown are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Georgetown. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.88 GYD2,480.09	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.55 GYD1,785.66	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.21 GYD252.97	-34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.71 GYD148.81	-51.8%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

	St. George's	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$2.01 GYD418.78	+18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$5.36 GYD1,118.28	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$12.31 GYD2,570.38	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.41 GYD710.96	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.63 GYD548.70	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.78 GYD372.16	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.20 GYD251.38	+43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.70 GYD354.54	+115.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.05 GYD427.08	+52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$0.71 GYD147.51	-25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.93 GYD194.40	+8.0%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	St. George's	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$4.00 GYD835.55	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$28.51 GYD5,952.21	-22.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$15,680.67 GYD3,273,715.79	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$28.99 GYD6,051.41	-85.5%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 7.0% less for housing

	St. George's	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$61.18 GYD12,772.45	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$617.07 GYD128,829.00	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$281.14 GYD58,695.41	-3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$61.00 GYD12,735.25	-61.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 12.9 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$876.83 GYD183,059.60	+1479.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$23,225.94 GYD4,848,973.65	+896.3%
Average			+1188.0%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.14 GYD446.42	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.88 GYD810.16	-12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.19 GYD456.34	+18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$38.81 GYD8,101.62	+4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.94 GYD1,240.04	-46.5%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 41.9% more for clothing

	St. George's	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$38.01 GYD7,936.28	+46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$52.27 GYD10,912.39	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$83.63 GYD17,459.82	+96.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$80.78 GYD16,864.60	+6.5%
Average			+41.9%

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