George Town vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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George Town Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3795
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8459
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$2638
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$4600
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7880
$4489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
80
100
🏙️ Population
47K
5.35M

The cost of living in George Town is 49% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 15th and 829th ($3795 vs $2543) 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 717th and 1st 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
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$110
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.8
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.21
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.92
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.42
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2779
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2290
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5123
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4062
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$114
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.19%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8738
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3024
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.42
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.79
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.84
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.74
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.67
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1829
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26968
$22313

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$1158
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$1090
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$1160
394 km or 245 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
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$1213
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
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$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
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$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
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$1795
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$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
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$2040
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$2844
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$2354
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$1995
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$2133
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$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
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$2132