Georgetown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$493	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	58	77
🏙️ Population	235K	24.9M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 2% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4824th and 4879th ($1151 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Guyana and China, respectively. Check Guyana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Georgetown compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6094th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Shanghai

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	Georgetown	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753