George Town vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	78	99
🏙️ Population	41K	8.8M

The cost of living in George Town is 14% more expensive than in London. Cities ranked 11th and 58th ($3754 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.3 months in London. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 685th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs London

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	George Town	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009