Georgetown vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$423	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	24	45
😀 Quality of life	47	76
🏙️ Population	235K	4.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 7% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5085th and 4650th ($1062 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guyana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6400th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Jeddah

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	Georgetown	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486