Arlington vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	90	25
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	394K	47K

The cost of living in Arlington is 50% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 2324th and 15th ($1913 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 895th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs George Town

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	Arlington	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$26968

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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