Boston vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$7771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	676K	41K

The cost of living in Boston is 3% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 30th and 17th ($3638 vs $3759) 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 94th and 724th 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	$21.5	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$25268

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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