George Town vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	25	83
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	47K	15.4M

The cost of living in George Town is 429% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 15th and 7177th ($3795 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and India, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 717th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Mumbai

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	George Town	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$4986

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$464
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$355
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$252
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$495
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$329
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$256
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$267
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$663
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$370
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$335
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$287
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$279
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$269
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$285
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$358
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$298
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$391
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$365
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$372
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$404
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$360
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$298
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$372
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$350
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$333
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$253
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$308
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$367
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$346
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$283
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$287
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$281