Georgetown vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$493	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	80
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	235K	737K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4824th and 125th ($1151 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 92nd 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 1 months in Georgetown compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6094th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Seattle

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	Georgetown	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$29883

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114