Amsterdam vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	921K	235K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 171% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 126th and 4813th ($3203 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Guyana, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 13th and 5916th 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	$21.2	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$19783

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840