Georgetown vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3187
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$551
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.1
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1110
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
89
😀 Quality of life
60
97
🏙️ Population
235K
5.87M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 61% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4725th and 165th ($1212 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Singapore, respectively. Check Guyana vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5871st and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Singapore City

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Georgetown Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.59
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$686
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3593
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1573
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.32
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1019
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18825
$27027

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$1281
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$846
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$1966
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$830
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$1083
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$1083
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$707
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$752
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$1328
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$1453
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$685
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$650
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$680
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$613
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$645
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$995
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$1005
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$873
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$773
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$1214
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$853
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$1844
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Distance City Cost of living
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$2823
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$843
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$501
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$477
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$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
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$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
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$576
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$610
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$654
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$992
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$798
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$783
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$741
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$417
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$743
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$621
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$678
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$550
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$794
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$677
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$470
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$371
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$530
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$555
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$422
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$393
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$459
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$428
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