Amsterdam vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1107
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	921K	235K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 171% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 143rd and 4824th ($3118 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Guyana, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 31st and 6094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Georgetown

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	Amsterdam	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$23245

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811