Georgetown vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$394	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	71
😀 Quality of life	47	77
🏙️ Population	235K	7.01M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5796th and 3292nd ($986 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6383rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Riyadh

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	Georgetown	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$10359

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489