Georgetown vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$4087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	25	68
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	235K	504K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 47% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4725th and 1311th ($1212 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1104th 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.8 months in Mesa. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 5871st and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$15526

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994