George Town vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	82
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	41K	468K

The cost of living in George Town is 57% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 11th and 972nd ($3754 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in the Cayman Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 2 months in Raleigh. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 685th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Raleigh

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	George Town	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$21914

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682