Georgetown vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	24	97
😀 Quality of life	47	79
🏙️ Population	235K	793K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 60% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 5085th and 556th ($1062 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 509th in Guyana and the United States, respectively. Check Guyana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 6400th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$27808

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302