Amsterdam vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	921K	47K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 17% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 138th and 15th ($3165 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 24th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs George Town

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	Amsterdam	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$26968

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673