Georgetown vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$2985
🏠 One person rent	$528	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$2134
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	235K	2.75M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 7% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4813th and 4625th ($1181 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Guyana and Japan, respectively. Check Guyana vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5916th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Osaka

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	Georgetown	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$13598

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993