Georgetown vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3968
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	86
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	235K	384K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 55% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5796th and 1420th ($986 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1234th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6383rd and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$10192

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985