Georgetown vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	24	81
😀 Quality of life	47	98
🏙️ Population	235K	449K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5085th and 59th ($1062 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guyana and Switzerland, respectively. Check Guyana vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6400th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Zurich

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	Georgetown	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717