Columbus vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$7771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	73	25
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	906K	41K

The cost of living in Columbus is 43% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 1686th and 17th ($2127 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 96th and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs George Town

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	Columbus	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$25268

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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