George Town vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$2209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	20	91
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	41K	2.33M

The cost of living in George Town is 204% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 30th and 4726th ($3615 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 729th and 79th 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	$29.9	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$10854

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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 Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966