Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Manila, Philippines

Manila vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Manila is 20.5% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Manila
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Manila
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Manila
Housing: pay 4.8% less in Manila
Childcare: pay 42.1% less in Manila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Manila
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Manila

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Manila.

Manila vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,485.22	$5.12 ₱287.70	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,789.36	$4.26 ₱239.75	-50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.49	$0.87 ₱49.10	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.11	$0.49 ₱27.64	-31.1%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Manila
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.65	$1.35 ₱76.03	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.60	$5.30 ₱298.29	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,575.71	$6.79 ₱382.07	-44.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.43	$2.08 ₱116.90	-39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD549.83	$2.42 ₱136.06	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.93	$1.52 ₱85.59	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.90	$0.80 ₱45.21	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.27	$1.52 ₱85.61	-10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.96	$0.98 ₱54.94	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.81	$1.20 ₱67.55	+70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.81	$1.48 ₱83.52	+59.5%
Average			-9.7%

Georgetown vs. Manila - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.28	$4.14 ₱232.92	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,964.54	$9.93 ₱558.42	-65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,496.22	$25,575.45 ₱1,438,490.92	+63.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,063.95	$2.67 ₱150.08	-90.8%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 4.8% less for housing

	Georgetown	Manila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,798.91	$28.80 ₱1,620.13	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,095.83	$468.88 ₱26,372.29	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,816.98	$234.44 ₱13,186.17	-16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,761.63	$106.33 ₱5,980.52	+74.3%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 42.1% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,438.75	$482.52 ₱27,139.53	-45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,859,016.71	$14,127.39 ₱794,594.99	-39.2%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.34	$1.36 ₱76.72	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD811.84	$2.70 ₱151.70	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.28	$3.07 ₱172.62	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,118.40	$40.61 ₱2,284.15	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,242.61	$7.67 ₱431.55	+29.2%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Manila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,952.72	$33.31 ₱1,873.65	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,934.99	$26.60 ₱1,495.93	-49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,495.98	$74.03 ₱4,163.55	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,899.53	$60.89 ₱3,424.84	-24.6%
Average			-24.4%

Georgetown vs. Manila - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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