Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 46.1% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in George Town
Groceries: pay 95.7% more in George Town
Transportation: pay 65.0% more in George Town
Housing: pay 69.9% more in George Town
Childcare: pay 30.1% more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in George Town
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in George Town

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in George Town are more expensive than in Canberra. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in George Town.

George Town vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Canberra	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.23	$29.82 KYD24.84	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.62	$15.51 KYD12.92	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.37	$3.80 KYD3.17	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.66	$2.91 KYD2.42	+25.6%
Average			+42.7%

Canberra vs. George Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.7% more for groceries

	Canberra	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.08	$4.97 KYD4.14	+92.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.52	$6.42 KYD5.35	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.41	$11.63 KYD9.68	+76.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.31	$9.52 KYD7.93	+105.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.51	$6.73 KYD5.60	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.56	$4.70 KYD3.91	+190.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.12	$2.08 KYD1.73	+55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.48	$3.73 KYD3.11	+138.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.89	$3.69 KYD3.07	+49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.97	$2.97 KYD2.47	+137.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.76	$2.50 KYD2.08	+124.5%
Average			+95.7%

Canberra vs. George Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.0% more for transportation

	Canberra	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.02	$6.65 KYD5.54	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$187.40	$29.82 KYD24.84	-74.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$46,249.74	$38,771.25 KYD32,289.08	+32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.90	$65.61 KYD54.64	+271.5%
Average			+65.0%

Canberra vs. George Town - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.9% more for housing

	Canberra	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$103.30	$111.36 KYD92.74	+70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,817.23	$2,931.28 KYD2,441.20	+64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,232.30	$2,539.30 KYD2,114.76	+79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$289.13	$302.52 KYD251.94	+65.3%
Average			+69.9%

Canberra vs. George Town - Cost of housing

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pay 30.1% more for childcare

	Canberra	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,918.11	$1,601.98 KYD1,334.14	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,912.11	$25,183.42 KYD20,973.00	+73.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.45	$7.75 KYD6.46	+7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.82	$6.63 KYD5.52	+80.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$41.64	$13.12 KYD10.93	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$103.78	$86.49 KYD72.03	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.64	$17.89 KYD14.90	+24.8%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Canberra	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$137.08	$89.47 KYD74.51	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$114.03	$70.09 KYD58.37	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$188.80	$128.24 KYD106.80	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$243.56	$146.14 KYD121.71	-5.2%
Average			+0.6%

Canberra vs. George Town - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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