Georgetown vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$423	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1212
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	91
😀 Quality of life	47	72
🏙️ Population	235K	11.9M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 32% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5085th and 6419th ($1062 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6400th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Hangzhou

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	Georgetown	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$31296

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746