Atlanta vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$1110
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	499K	235K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 117% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 688th and 4725th ($2628 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Georgetown. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 199th and 5871st 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	$23.3	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$18825

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865