George Town vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$829
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	80	74
🏙️ Population	41K	18.7M

The cost of living in George Town is 381% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 17th and 6835th ($3759 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 724th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Guangzhou

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	George Town	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694