George Town vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	49
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	47K	1.02M

The cost of living in George Town is 79% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 15th and 1688th ($3795 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in the Cayman Islands and Canada, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 717th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/george-town/ottawa.jpg" alt="Cost of living in George Town vs Ottawa infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/george-town/ottawa" target="_blank">George Town vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in George Town vs Ottawa

Prices for goods and services in George Town and Ottawa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	George Town	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$17263

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875