George Town vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	87
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	41K	1.01M

The cost of living in George Town is 1% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 11th and 8th ($3754 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Cayman Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 685th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs San Jose, United States

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	George Town	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968