Georgetown vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$1605
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	93
😀 Quality of life	60	83
🏙️ Population	235K	546K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 38% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 4725th and 2123rd ($1212 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Portugal, respectively. Check Guyana vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 5871st and 532nd 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	$11.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$17788

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231