Dubai vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	25
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	3.94M	235K

The cost of living in Dubai is 104% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 947th and 4725th ($2470 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Guyana, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 184th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Georgetown

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	Dubai	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$18825

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

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