Georgetown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$400
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
67
😀 Quality of life
48
54
🏙️ Population
201K
2.53M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 7% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5795th and 6140th ($928 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Guyana and Colombia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6441st and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$6416

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$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617