Beijing vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$596	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	77	47
🏙️ Population	21.9M	235K

The cost of living in Beijing is 8% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5141st and 5796th ($1067 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in China and Guyana, respectively. Check China vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 763rd and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Georgetown

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	Beijing	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$23107

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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