Georgetown vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	235K	468K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 56% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5085th and 972nd ($1062 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6400th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Raleigh

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	Georgetown	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682