Georgetown vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$493	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	23
😀 Quality of life	58	59
🏙️ Population	235K	2.06M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 46% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4824th and 6721st ($1151 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Guyana and Brazil, respectively. Check Guyana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 6094th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Manaus

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	Georgetown	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$4650

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660