Georgetown vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$423	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	4
😀 Quality of life	47	26
🏙️ Population	235K	13.9K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 6% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5085th and 5500th ($1062 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guyana and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Guyana vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6400th and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789