Georgetown vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	47	99
🏙️ Population	235K	4.84M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5796th and 312th ($986 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6383rd and 4th 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	$9.31	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754