George Town vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$1446
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$176
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$703
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	22
😀 Quality of life	80	46
🏙️ Population	41K	11M

The cost of living in George Town is 562% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 30th and 8322nd ($3615 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 376th 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 1.3 months in Linyi. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Linyi ranked 249th in China, while ranked 729th and 7034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Linyi

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	George Town	Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$82.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$149
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$5.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$3280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$0.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$6260

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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 Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$564
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$567
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$537
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$558
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$563
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$558
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$602
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$553
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$499
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$561
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$542
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$521
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$563
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$538
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$563
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$570
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$654
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$547
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$548
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$520
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$448
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$468
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$582
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$576
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$562
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$570
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$573
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$626
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$549
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$913
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$509
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$583
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$598
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$544
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$741
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$516
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$807