George Town vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	80	67
🏙️ Population	41K	6.21M

The cost of living in George Town is 285% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 30th and 6006th ($3615 vs $940) 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 1.9 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 729th and 4818th 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	$29.9	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$12076

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586