Georgetown vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	25	54
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	235K	525K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 58% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4813th and 346th ($1181 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 5916th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Sacramento

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	Georgetown	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859