Georgetown vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	25	82
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	235K	468K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 49% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4813th and 1246th ($1181 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5916th and 245th 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	$9.78	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736