George Town vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	41K	592K

The cost of living in George Town is 68% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 32nd and 1756th ($3374 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in George Town compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 754th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413