Atlanta vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$536
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	499K	235K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 142% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 704th and 5085th ($2570 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 165th and 6400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Georgetown

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	Atlanta	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$23423

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847