Georgetown vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$394	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	23	97
😀 Quality of life	47	75
🏙️ Population	235K	18.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 29% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5796th and 6602nd ($986 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 49th in Guyana and China, respectively. Check Guyana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6383rd and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Guangzhou

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	Georgetown	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$15919

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671