George Town vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	80
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	41K	737K

The cost of living in George Town is 24% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 11th and 158th ($3754 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 685th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Seattle

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	George Town	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093