Georgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$493	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$504
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	40
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	235K	580K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 16% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4824th and 4339th ($1151 vs $1364) 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 1 months in Georgetown compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6094th and 6173rd 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	$9.87	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$4783

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713