George Town vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$5544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	78	95
🏙️ Population	41K	8.8M

The cost of living in George Town is 15% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 11th and 3rd ($3754 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in New York City. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 685th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111