Georgetown vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$493	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	24	74
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	235K	459K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 52% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4824th and 1045th ($1151 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 916th 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 1 months in Georgetown compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6094th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$16163

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710