Georgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$423	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	41
😀 Quality of life	47	54
🏙️ Population	235K	580K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 23% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5085th and 3941st ($1062 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6400th and 5942nd 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	$9.42	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$2764

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707