George Town vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	25	92
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	47K	2.33M

The cost of living in George Town is 233% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 15th and 4892nd ($3795 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in the Cayman Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Nagoya. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 717th and 865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Nagoya

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	George Town	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$14392

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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 Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$961
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$954
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$966
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$958
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$958
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$961
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$948
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$943
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$963
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$958
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$938
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$961
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$949
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$947
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$958
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$937
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$942
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$960
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$913
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$931
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$930
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$957
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$922
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$937
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$921
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$941
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$938
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$955
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$931