George Town vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	68
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	41K	385K

The cost of living in George Town is 47% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 11th and 718th ($3754 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th in the Cayman Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 685th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Tampa

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	George Town	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$14045

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265