Boston vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	676K	201K

The cost of living in Boston is 260% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 35th and 5795th ($3345 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 83rd and 6441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Georgetown

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	Boston	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$2625

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2847
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2723
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2746
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2915
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2905
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2698
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2859
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2338
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2677
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2773
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2556
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2823
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$2537
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2522
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2594
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2787
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2750

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$896
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$760
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$748
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$683
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$898
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1217
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1099
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1490
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1528
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1069
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1069
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$710
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$700
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1294
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$637
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$608
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$686
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$654
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$666
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1008
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$993
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$719
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$769
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1108
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763