Georgetown vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$394
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
91
😀 Quality of life
47
78
🏙️ Population
235K
6.26M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 18% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5796th and 4604th ($986 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6383rd and 705th 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
$9.31
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$7298

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$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534