Brisbane vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	25
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	235K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 92% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1349th and 4813th ($2269 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Guyana, respectively. Check Australia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 3rd and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Georgetown

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	Brisbane	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$19783

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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