Georgetown vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$423	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	47	65
🏙️ Population	235K	9.94M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 9% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5085th and 5647th ($1062 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Peru, respectively. Check Guyana vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6400th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Lima

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	Georgetown	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$7764

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697