George Town vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	41K	664K

The cost of living in George Town is 59% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 11th and 1038th ($3754 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 685th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514