Georgetown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$394
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
96
😀 Quality of life
47
79
🏙️ Population
235K
17.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 3% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5796th and 5948th ($986 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6383rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$24117

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$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
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$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
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$787

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618