Georgetown vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	235K	577K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 48% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5085th and 1702nd ($1062 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6400th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Milwaukee

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	Georgetown	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$24191

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378