George Town vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	54
😀 Quality of life	78	83
🏙️ Population	41K	342K

The cost of living in George Town is 85% more expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 11th and 1742nd ($3754 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 685th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177