George Town vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	20	96
😀 Quality of life	78	97
🏙️ Population	41K	3.76M

The cost of living in George Town is 181% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 11th and 4098th ($3754 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.8 months in George Town compared to 2 months in Yokohama. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 685th and 8th 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	$30.2	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109