Copenhagen vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$538
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	97	47
🏙️ Population	644K	235K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 152% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 795th and 5796th ($2483 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and Guyana, respectively. Check Denmark vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 6383rd 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	$20.2	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$23107

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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