George Town vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	41K	6.78M

The cost of living in George Town is 234% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 32nd and 5234th ($3374 vs $1010) 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 754th and 5089th 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	$30.2	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$10845

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620