Georgetown vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	47	100
🏙️ Population	235K	4.84M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5085th and 745th ($1062 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guyana and Australia, respectively. Check Guyana vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6400th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Sydney

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	Georgetown	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$17957

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683