George Town vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$882
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	91
😀 Quality of life	80	72
🏙️ Population	41K	11.9M

The cost of living in George Town is 338% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 30th and 6563rd ($3615 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 729th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$28925

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753