George Town vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	92
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	41K	9.21M

The cost of living in George Town is 223% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 11th and 4604th ($3754 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Cayman Islands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 685th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Mexico City

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	George Town	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$9034

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804