Georgetown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Georgetown vs Shenzhen

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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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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$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
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787

Cities near Shenzhen

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
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618