Georgetown vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$400
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$4662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
201K
2.3M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 58% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5795th and 1234th ($928 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6441st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$23011

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$933
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$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2141
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$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
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$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
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$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175