Georgetown vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$551	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	96
😀 Quality of life	60	75
🏙️ Population	235K	11.5M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 8% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4725th and 4918th ($1212 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Brazil, respectively. Check Guyana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5871st and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Sao Paulo

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	Georgetown	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720