Boston vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$4688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	676K	41K

The cost of living in Boston is 0.9% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 35th and 32nd ($3345 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.4 months in George Town. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 83rd and 754th 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	$22.1	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$25346

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2847
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2723
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2746
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2915
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2905
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2698
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2859
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2338
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2677
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2773
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2556
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2823
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$2537
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2522
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2594
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2787
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2750

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671