Georgetown vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$493	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	235K	1.6M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 55% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4824th and 744th ($1151 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 660th 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 Philadelphia. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6094th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Philadelphia

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	Georgetown	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886