George Town vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	95
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	41K	985K

The cost of living in George Town is 57% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 30th and 1273rd ($3615 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Sweden, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 729th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Stockholm

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	George Town	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$15313

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482