Boston vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	92	47
🏙️ Population	676K	235K

The cost of living in Boston is 252% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 32nd and 5796th ($3467 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 89th and 6383rd 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	$21.3	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$23107

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

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