Georgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Georgetown

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