Georgetown vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3388
$1826
🏠 One person rent
$423
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$413
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
24
54
😀 Quality of life
47
54
🏙️ Population
235K
1.49M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 58% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5085th and 7055th ($1062 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Guyana and Brazil, respectively. Check Guyana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6400th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.42
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.9
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.51%
13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3867
$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.1
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.42
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$52
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$14050

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$588
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$567
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$446
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$677
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$607
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$563
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$551
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$615
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$503
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$538
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$610
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$572
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$667
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$547
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$571
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$563
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$591
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$569
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$561
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$560
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$412
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$527
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$550
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$565
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$534
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$563
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$553
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$603
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$545
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$561
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$604
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$554
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$540
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$745
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$531
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$428
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$685
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$595
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$509