George Town vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	47K	1.9M

The cost of living in George Town is 100% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 15th and 2370th ($3795 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 717th and 49th 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	$30	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828