Arlington vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	25
😀 Quality of life	78	60
🏙️ Population	394K	235K

The cost of living in Arlington is 61% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 2397th and 4813th ($1907 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 1st in the United States and Guyana, respectively. Check the United States vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 894th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Georgetown

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	Arlington	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$19783

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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