Charlotte vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$538
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	23
😀 Quality of life	88	47
🏙️ Population	875K	235K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 165% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 574th and 5796th ($2615 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 230th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Georgetown

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	Charlotte	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$23107

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088

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