Georgetown vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$394
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
72
😀 Quality of life
47
58
🏙️ Population
235K
4.43M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 9% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5796th and 5069th ($986 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6383rd and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$5865

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$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045