Georgetown vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1742
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$3071
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	60	80
🏙️ Population	235K	7.41M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 54% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4725th and 640th ($1212 vs $2663) 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5871st and 676th 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	$11.3	$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$22758

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620