Chicago vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	47K

The cost of living in Chicago is 25% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 358th and 15th ($2851 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 Chicago compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 18th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$26968

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

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