Georgetown vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$423	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	24	64
😀 Quality of life	47	55
🏙️ Population	235K	1.76M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 20% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5085th and 6124th ($1062 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Quito. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6400th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Quito

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	Georgetown	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$8036

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493