Georgetown vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Georgetown	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$400	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	72
😀 Quality of life	48	61
🏙️ Population	201K	4.43M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 2% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5795th and 5921st ($928 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6441st and 5184th 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	$7.09	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.96%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3901	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.95	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.14	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2625	$4829

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952