Georgetown vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	85
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	235K	384K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 46% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4725th and 1402nd ($1212 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1171st 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 New Orleans. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 5871st and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940