Atlanta vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$538
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	499K	235K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 158% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 714th and 5796th ($2540 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 140th and 6383rd 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	$18	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$23107

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787