Georgetown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$528	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$888
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	25	65
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	235K	2.53M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 10% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4813th and 5161st ($1181 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guyana and Colombia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 5916th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Medellin

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	Georgetown	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$7264

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685