George Town vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	96
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	41K	2.75M

The cost of living in George Town is 192% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 30th and 4626th ($3615 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 729th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Osaka

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	George Town	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$13640

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997