Georgetown vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	97
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	235K	441K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 69% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5796th and 91st ($986 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 73rd 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 Oakland. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6383rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Oakland

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	Georgetown	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288