George Town vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$3748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	84
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	47K	1.91M

The cost of living in George Town is 73% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 15th and 1511th ($3795 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Cayman Islands and Germany, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 717th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Hamburg City

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	George Town	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$19886

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457