George Town vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	23
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	41K	235K

The cost of living in George Town is 270% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 17th and 5796th ($3644 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Cayman Islands and Guyana, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 703rd and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$23107

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787