Georgetown vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$493	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$1245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	58	83
🏙️ Population	235K	7.41M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 58% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4824th and 532nd ($1151 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and China, respectively. Check Guyana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6094th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Hong Kong

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	Georgetown	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$22102

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598