George Town vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	4
😀 Quality of life	80	54
🏙️ Population	47K	24.5K

The cost of living in George Town is 281% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 15th and 5614th ($3795 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Saint Vincent 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 Kingstown. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 717th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$10636

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793