Georgetown vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$528	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$2285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	25	70
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	235K	7.01M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 28% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4813th and 3529th ($1181 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5916th and 879th 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	$9.78	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487