Austin vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	25
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	962K	235K

The cost of living in Austin is 107% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 985th and 4813th ($2444 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 217th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Georgetown

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	Austin	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$19783

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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