Georgetown vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$394
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
23
67
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
235K
2.53M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 13% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5796th and 6207th ($986 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6383rd and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$6129

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88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617