George Town vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	25	99
😀 Quality of life	80	98
🏙️ Population	41K	5.45M

The cost of living in George Town is 32% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 17th and 348th ($3759 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Australia, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Australia 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 Sydney. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 724th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Sydney

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	George Town	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864