George Town vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	20	30
😀 Quality of life	78	36
🏙️ Population	41K	1.58M

The cost of living in George Town is 449% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 11th and 6965th ($3754 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in the Cayman Islands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.9 months in Leon. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 685th and 7382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Leon

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	George Town	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$8.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$26.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	11.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$2639

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704