Georgetown vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	235K	2.3M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 48% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4813th and 1354th ($1181 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 2 months in Houston. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5916th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Houston

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	Georgetown	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$22380

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221