Georgetown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	47	100
🏙️ Population	235K	5.03M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5085th and 1365th ($1062 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guyana and Australia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6400th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Melbourne

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	Georgetown	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963