Georgetown vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	73
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	235K	569K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 47% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 5085th and 1784th ($1062 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Guyana and Canada, respectively. Check Guyana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6400th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Hamilton

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	Georgetown	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$21263

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799