Copenhagen vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	644K	201K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 157% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 872nd and 5795th ($2387 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Guyana, respectively. Check Denmark vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 9th and 6441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Georgetown

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	Copenhagen	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$2625

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$896
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$760
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$748
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$683
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$898
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1217
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1099
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1490
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1528
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1069
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1069
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$710
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$700
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1294
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$637
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$608
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$686
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$654
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$666
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1008
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$993
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$719
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$769
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1108
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763