Columbus vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$3155
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$497
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
25
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
906K
235K

The cost of living in Columbus is 80% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1686th and 4813th ($2127 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 1st 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 96th and 5916th 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
$18.3
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$19783

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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