George Town vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	84
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	41K	442K

The cost of living in George Town is 14% more expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 30th and 118th ($3615 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.3 months in Miami. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 729th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Miami

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	George Town	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$25246

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101