George Town vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	85
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	41K	442K

The cost of living in George Town is 22% more expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 11th and 119th ($3754 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 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 29th in the United States, while ranked 685th and 140th 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	$30.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882