George Town vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	10
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	41K	274K

The cost of living in George Town is 37% more expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 11th and 417th ($3754 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 685th and 4877th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$14985

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682