George Town vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$1789
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$258
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	20	19
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	41K	9.71M

The cost of living in George Town is 456% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 17th and 7242nd ($3644 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 703rd and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Nanyang

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	George Town	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$14023

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$587
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$614
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$622
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$555
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$599
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$612
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$571
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$650
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$610
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$574
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$542
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$683
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$568
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$541
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$559
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$521
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$647
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$535
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$599
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$517
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$531
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$647
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$606
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$551
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$626
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$575
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$502