Georgetown vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$493	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	24	56
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	235K	2.42M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 46% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4824th and 6702nd ($1151 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Guyana and Brazil, respectively. Check Guyana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6094th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Salvador

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	Georgetown	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$13462

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699