George Town vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	25	81
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	47K	718K

The cost of living in George Town is 34% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 15th and 381st ($3795 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Norway, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Norway 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 Oslo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 717th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Oslo

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	George Town	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336