Columbus vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$1107
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	906K	235K

The cost of living in Columbus is 90% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1512th and 4824th ($2181 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1 months in Georgetown. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 217th and 6094th 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	$19.3	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$23245

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811