George Town vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	47K	985K

The cost of living in George Town is 56% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 15th and 1008th ($3795 vs $2439) 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 717th and 19th 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	$30	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464