Dallas vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dallas	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2461	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5293	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$1459	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$2021	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4563	$7771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	25
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	1.3M	41K

The cost of living in Dallas is 35% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 948th and 17th ($2461 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 46th and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs George Town

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	Dallas	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.4	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.06	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2187	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1641	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4391	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.6	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1318	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24367	$25268

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2114
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2198
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2212
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2357
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2246
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2188
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2142
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2114
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2309
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2373
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2127
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2126
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2220
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2124
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2076
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2127
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2233
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2129
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2193
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2579
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2293
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2393
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2105
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2145
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2225

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