Georgetown vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$423	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	24	60
😀 Quality of life	47	66
🏙️ Population	235K	342K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 20% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5085th and 4143rd ($1062 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guyana and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Guyana vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6400th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Georgetown	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903