Georgetown vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Georgetown	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$400	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$479
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	23	63
😀 Quality of life	48	61
🏙️ Population	201K	2.01M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 9% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5795th and 6208th ($928 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Guyana and Ecuador, respectively. Check Guyana vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6441st and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Georgetown vs Quito infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/georgetown/quito.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Georgetown vs Quito infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/georgetown/quito" target="_blank">Georgetown vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Georgetown vs Quito

Prices for goods and services in Georgetown and Quito are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Georgetown	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.96%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3901	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.95	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.14	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2625	$7844

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416