Georgetown vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$4186
🏠 One person rent	$394	$677
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1788
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$526
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$2981
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	47	94
🏙️ Population	235K	9.67M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 33% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5796th and 3861st ($986 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 months in Seoul. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6383rd and 43rd 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	$9.31	$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$21834

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$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

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1085
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1074
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1084
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1025
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$941
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$966
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$988
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1057
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$990
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$970
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1067
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$968
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$989
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1142
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1025
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1077
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1567
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1036
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1041
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1025
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1140
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1222
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1027
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1098
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1111
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1562
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1043