George Town vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$1326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$3242
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$613
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$1039
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$2727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	47K	3.76M

The cost of living in George Town is 186% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 15th and 4478th ($3795 vs $1326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 717th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Yokohama

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	George Town	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$939
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$6237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$58.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$15140

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1118
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1088
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1005
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1085
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$922
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1047
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$967
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$859
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$951
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1128
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$978
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1144
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1679
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$946
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1105
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1087
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1131
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1004
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1080
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1094