Georgetown vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$2569
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	25	98
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	235K	3.51M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 43% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4725th and 1723rd ($1212 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Guyana and Spain, respectively. Check Guyana vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5871st and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Madrid

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	Georgetown	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$16324

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812