Georgetown vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$423	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	72
😀 Quality of life	47	57
🏙️ Population	235K	4.43M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 7% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5085th and 5539th ($1062 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guyana and South Africa, respectively. Check Guyana vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6400th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Johannesburg

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	Georgetown	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003