George Town vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	25	25
😀 Quality of life	80	60
🏙️ Population	41K	235K

The cost of living in George Town is 218% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 17th and 4813th ($3759 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 724th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Georgetown

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	George Town	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$19783

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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

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840