Brasilia vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$415	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	25
😀 Quality of life	62	60
🏙️ Population	3M	235K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 21% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6162nd and 4813th ($928 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Guyana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 5658th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Georgetown

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	Brasilia	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$19783

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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