George Town vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	81
😀 Quality of life	80	100
🏙️ Population	41K	449K

The cost of living in George Town is 2% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 30th and 23rd ($3615 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 729th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Zurich

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	George Town	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041