George Town vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	41K	1.8M

The cost of living in George Town is 90% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 30th and 2306th ($3615 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.9 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 4th in Canada, while ranked 729th and 46th 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	$29.9	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811