George Town vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	92
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	41K	2.75M

The cost of living in George Town is 119% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 11th and 2624th ($3754 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and Italy, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.1 months in Rome. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 685th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Rome

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	George Town	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201