Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.7 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
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
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
|
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