Georgetown vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	93
😀 Quality of life	47	82
🏙️ Population	235K	546K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 43% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5796th and 2758th ($986 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Guyana and Portugal, respectively. Check Guyana vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 6383rd and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Lisbon

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	Georgetown	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162