Georgetown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3155
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$528
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$497
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
235K
24.9M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 5% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4813th and 4971st ($1181 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guyana and China, respectively. Check Guyana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 5916th and 1655th 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
$9.78
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.6
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.64
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.2
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1246
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3538
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1023
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19783
$27781

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$788
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$767
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$740
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
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$1010
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1097
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1232
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1136
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1284
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1996
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$844
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1979
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1078
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1079
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$699
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$741
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1336
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1454
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$675
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$642
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$679
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$610
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$641
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$995
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$989
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$888
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$771
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$827
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1170
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
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$840

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765