Georgetown vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$3995
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	25	68
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	235K	504K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 49% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4813th and 1283rd ($1181 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 5916th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Mesa

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	Georgetown	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004