Atlanta vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$1100
😷 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 122% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 699th and 4813th ($2617 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 231st and 5916th 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	$20.9	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$19783

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

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