Georgetown vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$528	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	25	19
😀 Quality of life	60	41
🏙️ Population	235K	159K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 21% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4813th and 5816th ($1181 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5916th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Praia

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	Georgetown	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507