Georgetown vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$423	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	91
😀 Quality of life	47	77
🏙️ Population	235K	6.26M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 6% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5085th and 4686th ($1062 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Chile, respectively. Check Guyana vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6400th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Santiago

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	Georgetown	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731