Georgetown vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$400
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
201K
7.41M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 64% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5795th and 503rd ($928 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6441st and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$20363

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$710
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$700
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$1294
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$637
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$608
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$686
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$654
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$1008
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$993
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$732
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$707
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$2410
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$939
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$618
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$1565
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$481
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$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
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$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
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$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
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$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
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$830
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$876
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$738
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$716
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$856
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$589
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$588
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$799
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$824
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$774
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$857
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$831
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$785
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$812
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$777
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$752
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$806
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