George Town vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	25	98
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	47K	3.51M

The cost of living in George Town is 80% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 15th and 1723rd ($3795 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Cayman Islands and Spain, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 717th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Madrid

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	George Town	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$16324

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812