Georgetown vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$493	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	82
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	235K	468K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 51% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4824th and 1213th ($1151 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1060th 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 1 months in Georgetown compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6094th and 212th 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	$9.87	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$24117

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766