Georgetown vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Georgetown	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$400	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	23	30
😀 Quality of life	48	37
🏙️ Population	201K	159K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 34% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5795th and 6860th ($928 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Guyana and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Guyana vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6441st and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.96%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3901	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.95	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.14	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2625	$1069

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Cities near Georgetown

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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471