Georgetown vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1190
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$2799
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	25	52
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	235K	342K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 41% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4725th and 1924th ($1212 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1512th 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 1.4 months in San Juan. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 5871st and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$12973

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1446
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1789
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1889
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1275
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1370
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1668
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1575
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1792
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1827
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1652
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1851
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1297
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1790
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1686
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1588
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1673
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1513
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1443
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1779
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1447
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1737
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1761
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1725
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1497
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1714
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120