Beijing vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$596	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	21.9M	235K

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5341st and 4813th ($1044 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Guyana, respectively. Check China vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 2718th and 5916th 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	$4.36	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$19783

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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