Georgetown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Georgetown	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$400	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$396	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	100
😀 Quality of life	48	78
🏙️ Population	201K	24.9M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5795th and 4461st ($928 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Guyana and China, respectively. Check Guyana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6441st and 558th 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	$7.09	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.96%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3901	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.95	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.14	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2625	$28143

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$896
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$760
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$748
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$683
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$898
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1217
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1099
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1490
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1528
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1069
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1069
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$710
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$700
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1294
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$637
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$608
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$686
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$654
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$666
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1008
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$993
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$719
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$769
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1108
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740