George Town vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	34
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	41K	543K

The cost of living in George Town is 92% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 11th and 1962nd ($3754 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 685th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262