George Town vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	80	72
🏙️ Population	47K	6.21M

The cost of living in George Town is 247% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 15th and 5029th ($3795 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 717th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Rio de Janeiro

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	George Town	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634