Georgetown vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$423	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	24	12
😀 Quality of life	47	46
🏙️ Population	235K	14.7K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 5% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 5085th and 5404th ($1062 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guyana and Dominica, respectively. Check Guyana vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6400th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Roseau

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	Georgetown	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$3299

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$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

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166