George Town vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	79
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	41K	568K

The cost of living in George Town is 68% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 17th and 1407th ($3759 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in the Cayman Islands and Canada, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 724th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Surrey

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	George Town	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$12497

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798