George Town vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$4959
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2124
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$3456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	93
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	47K	626K

The cost of living in George Town is 80% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 15th and 1708th ($3795 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in the Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 717th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$135
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$21435

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404