George Town vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$2852
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	73
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	41K	569K

The cost of living in George Town is 80% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 17th and 1801st ($3759 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Hamilton. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 724th and 111th 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	$29.8	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$17166

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680