Georgetown vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$423	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	24	97
😀 Quality of life	47	75
🏙️ Population	235K	18.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 37% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5085th and 6548th ($1062 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 6400th and 1055th 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	$9.42	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$14511

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650