Austin vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$6732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	20
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	962K	41K

The cost of living in Austin is 35% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 858th and 11th ($2455 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 142nd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs George Town

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	Austin	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$24513

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561