Georgetown vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3551
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	23	67
😀 Quality of life	47	87
🏙️ Population	235K	633K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 46% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5796th and 2338th ($986 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1841st in Guyana and the United States, respectively. Check Guyana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6383rd and 247th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Memphis

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	Georgetown	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$27502

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670