George Town vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	25	94
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	47K	467K

The cost of living in George Town is 41% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 15th and 604th ($3795 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in the Cayman Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 717th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164