Georgetown vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	235K	459K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 57% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5085th and 866th ($1062 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 797th in Guyana and the United States, respectively. Check Guyana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6400th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.65
🥤 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	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777