Georgetown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$551	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$938
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	60	76
🏙️ Population	235K	17.5M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 22% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4725th and 5618th ($1212 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5871st and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Shenzhen

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	Georgetown	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$21140

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648