Georgetown vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$423	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	47	99
🏙️ Population	235K	8.8M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 68% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5085th and 58th ($1062 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guyana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guyana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.3 months in London. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6400th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs London

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	Georgetown	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009