Georgetown vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$6888
🏠 One person rent
$400
$2075
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$3850
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$4634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
89
😀 Quality of life
48
98
🏙️ Population
201K
5.87M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5795th and 133rd ($928 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Guyana and Singapore, respectively. Check Guyana vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6441st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Georgetown Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$26424

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$748
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$683
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$898
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$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
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$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
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$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
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$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
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$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
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$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
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$1571
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$763

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2733
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$623
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$585
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$610
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$609
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$611
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$602
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$545
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$554
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$558
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$482
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$480
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$539
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$743
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$644
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$645
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$582
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$479
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$553
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$512
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$565
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$913
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$550
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
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$457
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
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$638
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$450
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$499
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$485
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$455
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$442
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$521
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$578
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$476
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$566
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$544