Georgetown vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	235K	5.35M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 53% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4813th and 893rd ($1181 vs $2496) 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5916th 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	$9.78	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172