Georgetown vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$551	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	60	68
🏙️ Population	235K	1.32M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 55% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4725th and 6861st ($1212 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th in Guyana and Brazil, respectively. Check Guyana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 5871st and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Guarulhos

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	Georgetown	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$9818

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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

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722