Atlanta vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$7771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	499K	41K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 30% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 699th and 17th ($2617 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 Atlanta compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 231st and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs George Town

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	Atlanta	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$25268

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664