George Town vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	73
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	47K	569K

The cost of living in George Town is 89% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 15th and 2004th ($3795 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in the Cayman Islands and Canada, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.5 months in Hamilton. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 717th and 265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Hamilton

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	George Town	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$16689

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757