George Town vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	25	68
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	47K	504K

The cost of living in George Town is 65% more expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 15th and 1311th ($3795 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 717th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994