George Town vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	79
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	47K	568K

The cost of living in George Town is 82% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 15th and 1777th ($3795 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 1.5 months in Surrey. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 717th and 74th 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	$30	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797