Boston vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$6732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	676K	41K

The cost of living in Boston is 6% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 24th and 11th ($3547 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 103rd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs George Town

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	Boston	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$24513

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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