Georgetown vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	235K	985K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 53% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4813th and 849th ($1181 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Sweden, respectively. Check Guyana vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5916th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Stockholm

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	Georgetown	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$17693

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516