Georgetown vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$423	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	47	95
🏙️ Population	235K	9.67M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 20% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5085th and 4104th ($1062 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guyana and South Korea, respectively. Check Guyana vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6400th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Seoul

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	Georgetown	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019