George Town vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$3958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	60
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	41K	246K

The cost of living in George Town is 105% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 17th and 2713th ($3759 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 724th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Louisville

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	George Town	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$16074

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011