George Town vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	66
😀 Quality of life	80	87
🏙️ Population	47K	633K

The cost of living in George Town is 98% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 15th and 2305th ($3795 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 717th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809