Georgetown vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$394	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	48
😀 Quality of life	47	76
🏙️ Population	235K	1.32M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 26% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5796th and 4267th ($986 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Guyana and Uruguay, respectively. Check Guyana vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6383rd and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$7936

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771