George Town vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$2098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	97
😀 Quality of life	77	96
🏙️ Population	41K	2.75M

The cost of living in George Town is 202% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 32nd and 4674th ($3374 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 754th and 15th 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	$30.2	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$8601

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933