Georgetown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$423	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	24	66
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	235K	2.53M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 17% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5085th and 6005th ($1062 vs $906) 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 0.5 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 6400th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$5682

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618