George Town vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	47K	8.8M

The cost of living in George Town is 10% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 15th and 4th ($3795 vs $4202) 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.3 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 717th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs New York City

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	George Town	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192