Georgetown vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$400
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$4648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
23
89
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
201K
653K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 64% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5795th and 564th ($928 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 507th 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 Portland. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 6441st and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Portland

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Georgetown Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$20
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$19330

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463