Georgetown vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$493	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$3848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	85
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	235K	384K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 48% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4824th and 1427th ($1151 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1227th 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 1 months in Georgetown compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 6094th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$10150

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960