Georgetown vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$394
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
47
97
🏙️ Population
235K
8.8M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5796th and 5th ($986 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6383rd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$20585

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$731
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$1360
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$1390
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$662
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$627
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$691
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$684
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$692
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$981
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$1004
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$771
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$704
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$1196
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$783
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$3168
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$2671
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