Edinburgh vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$441
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
23
😀 Quality of life
93
48
🏙️ Population
488K
201K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 120% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5795th ($2043 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Guyana, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 64th and 6441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Georgetown

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Edinburgh Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$2625

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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