George Town vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	41K	8.8M

The cost of living in George Town is 0.5% more expensive than in London. Cities ranked 17th and 20th ($3759 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1 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 724th and 12th 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	$29.8	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$30567

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199