George Town vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$3776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	41K	4.53M

The cost of living in George Town is 43% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 32nd and 933rd ($3374 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Cayman Islands and Australia, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 754th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Melbourne

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	George Town	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$18868

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481