Georgetown vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$493	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$6208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	100
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	235K	690K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 65% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4824th and 73rd ($1151 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6094th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949