Georgetown vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$4372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	25	94
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	235K	467K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 55% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4725th and 604th ($1212 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd in Guyana and the United States, respectively. Check Guyana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 5871st and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164