Georgetown vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3562
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	94
😀 Quality of life	47	96
🏙️ Population	235K	626K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 51% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5796th and 1833rd ($986 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 97th in Guyana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guyana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6383rd and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Glasgow

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	Georgetown	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$12979

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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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364