George Town vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	80
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	47K	737K

The cost of living in George Town is 19% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 15th and 126th ($3795 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 717th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$30033

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098