George Town vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	20	100
😀 Quality of life	80	99
🏙️ Population	41K	14.3M

The cost of living in George Town is 113% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 30th and 3130th ($3615 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Cayman Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 729th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Tokyo

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	George Town	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$14795

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961