Georgetown vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$423	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	24	48
😀 Quality of life	47	75
🏙️ Population	235K	1.32M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 21% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5085th and 4065th ($1062 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6400th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940