Charlotte vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	68	25
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	875K	47K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 35% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 946th and 15th ($2470 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 Charlotte compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 246th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs George Town

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	Charlotte	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$26968

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673