Columbus vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$1110
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	25
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	906K	235K

The cost of living in Columbus is 77% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1634th and 4725th ($2140 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 Columbus compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 266th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Georgetown

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	Columbus	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$18825

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865