Georgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$3635
🏠 One person rent
$394
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$1602
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
41
😀 Quality of life
47
54
🏙️ Population
235K
580K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 26% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5796th and 4282nd ($986 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Jamaica, respectively. Check Guyana vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6383rd and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Kingston

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Georgetown Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$2136

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$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

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728