Georgetown vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$6793
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1830
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$3856
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3804
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	235K	7.41M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 61% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5085th and 427th ($1062 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6400th and 248th 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	$9.42	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$22706

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598