George Town vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	25	69
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	47K	385K

The cost of living in George Town is 48% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 15th and 777th ($3795 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 683rd 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 717th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260