Georgetown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$400
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
48
98
🏙️ Population
201K
4.53M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 61% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5795th and 933rd ($928 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Melbourne. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6441st and 2nd 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
$7.09
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$18868

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$760
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$748
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$683
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$868
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$898
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$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
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$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
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$763

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
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$1639
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$1622
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$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
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$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
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$1723
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$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
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$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$1903
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$2741
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$1998
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$1461
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$1888
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$1688
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$1354
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$1481