George Town vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	47K	2.75M

The cost of living in George Town is 203% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 15th and 4633rd ($3795 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.5 months in Osaka. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 717th and 17th 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	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958