George Town vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	41K	1.8M

The cost of living in George Town is 95% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 17th and 2284th ($3759 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in the Cayman Islands and Canada, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 724th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Montreal

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	George Town	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$5550

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805