Georgetown vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Georgetown | Kingston | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Georgetown is 19% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4813th and 4191st ($1181 vs $1461) 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 0.9 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 5916th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Georgetown vs Kingston
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| Georgetown | Kingston | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 88 km or 55 mi |  Linden | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | New Amsterdam | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Nieuw Nickerie | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Paramaribo | |
| 479 km or 298 mi |  Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
| 487 km or 302 mi |  Upata | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Tucupita | |
| 521 km or 324 mi |  Boa Vista | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Ciudad Guayana | |
| 532 km or 331 mi |  San Fernando | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Chaguanas | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | San Juan | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Scarborough | |
| 567 km or 353 mi | Port of Spain | |
| 612 km or 380 mi | Ciudad Bolivar | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Kourou | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Maturin | |
| 677 km or 421 mi | Cayenne | |
| 704 km or 438 mi |  St. George's | |
| 704 km or 438 mi | Grenville | |
| 706 km or 438 mi | Carupano | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | El Tigre | |
| 720 km or 447 mi |  Bridgetown | |
| 730 km or 454 mi | Holetown | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Cantaura | |
| 753 km or 468 mi | Anaco | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Cumana | |
| 778 km or 483 mi | Porlamar | |
| 783 km or 487 mi | La Asuncion | |
| 785 km or 488 mi |  Kingstown | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Georgetown | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Puerto la Cruz | |
| 808 km or 502 mi | Barcelona | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Lecheria | |
| 830 km or 516 mi |  Vieux Fort | |
| 837 km or 520 mi | Zaraza | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Castries | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | Valle de la Pascua | |
| 926 km or 575 mi | Fort-de-France | |
| 966 km or 600 mi | Altagracia de Orituco |
Cities near Kingston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi |  Half Way Tree | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Spanish Town | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Linstead | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Old Harbour | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Port Antonio | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | May Pen | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Mandeville | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Montego Bay | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Savanna-la-Mar | |
| 251 km or 156 mi |  Santiago de Cuba | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Yara | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Palma Soriano | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Manzanillo | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Bayamo | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Guantanamo | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Holguin | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Las Tunas | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Moa | |
| 369 km or 229 mi |  Anse-a-Veau | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Miragoane | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Camaguey | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Florida | |
| 450 km or 280 mi | Saint-Marc | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Gonaives | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Carrefour | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Port-au-Prince | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Ciego de Avila | |
| 479 km or 297 mi | Delmas | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Petion-Ville | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Moron | |
| 504 km or 313 mi |  George Town | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Sancti Spiritus | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Cap-Haitien | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Cerca-la-Source | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Placetas | |
| 593 km or 369 mi | Santa Clara | |
| 594 km or 369 mi |  San Juan de la Maguana | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Sabaneta | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Cienfuegos | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Barahona |