Cost of living comparison

Brasilia, Brazil

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 62.0% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 59.4% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 83.0% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 95.8% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Georgetown

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Georgetown are more expensive than in Brasilia. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Brasilia, you would:

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pay 27.6% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 R$38.66	$11.88 GYD2,487.35	+70.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$33.83	$8.55 GYD1,790.89	+40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 R$6.32	$1.21 GYD253.71	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 R$4.24	$0.71 GYD149.24	-6.7%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Brasilia	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.71	$2.01 GYD420.01	+27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 R$24.60	$5.36 GYD1,121.56	+20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 R$19.81	$12.31 GYD2,577.91	+244.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.67	$3.41 GYD713.04	+61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.42 R$7.89	$2.63 GYD550.30	+84.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.81	$1.78 GYD373.25	+105.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.15	$1.20 GYD252.12	+112.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.77	$1.70 GYD355.58	+240.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.86	$2.05 GYD428.33	+194.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.82	$0.71 GYD147.94	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.97	$0.93 GYD194.97	+74.0%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 59.4% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.79 R$21.01	$4.00 GYD837.99	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.46 R$241.14	$28.51 GYD5,969.64	-34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,385.57 R$135,308.26	$15,680.67 GYD3,283,302.21	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.21 R$40.01	$28.99 GYD6,069.13	+302.0%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 83.0% more for housing

	Brasilia	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.32 R$107.17	$61.18 GYD12,809.85	+216.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.74 R$2,001.65	$617.07 GYD129,206.25	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.88 R$1,242.22	$281.14 GYD58,867.29	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 R$285.60	$61.00 GYD12,772.54	+18.5%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 95.8% more for childcare

	Brasilia	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.58 R$2,561.19	$876.83 GYD183,595.66	+90.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,525.09 R$63,949.26	$23,225.94 GYD4,863,172.90	+101.5%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$9.66	$2.14 GYD447.72	+22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 R$9.70	$3.88 GYD812.53	+121.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 R$11.60	$2.19 GYD457.67	+4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.80 R$132.06	$38.81 GYD8,125.34	+63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.97 R$38.66	$5.94 GYD1,243.68	-14.7%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.89 R$282.39	$38.01 GYD7,959.52	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.19 R$228.54	$52.27 GYD10,944.34	+26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.43 R$357.48	$83.63 GYD17,510.95	+29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.71 R$309.10	$80.78 GYD16,913.98	+45.0%
Average			+19.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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