Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 51.0% more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 20.3% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 70.3% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 97.1% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Oranjestad

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

Oranjestad vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,486.69	$19.00 AWG34.20	+59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,790.42	$10.27 AWG18.49	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.64	$1.33 AWG2.40	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.20	$1.61 AWG2.90	+125.8%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 20.3% more for groceries

	Georgetown	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.90	$3.05 AWG5.50	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,121.26	$6.00 AWG10.80	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,577.23	$6.40 AWG11.52	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.85	$5.00 AWG9.00	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.16	$5.21 AWG9.38	+98.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.15	$1.79 AWG3.22	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.05	$0.91 AWG1.63	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.48	$1.81 AWG3.27	+6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.22	$2.72 AWG4.90	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.90	$1.06 AWG1.90	+49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.92	$0.91 AWG1.63	-2.6%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 70.3% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.77	$5.66 AWG10.19	+41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,968.06	$40.00 AWG72.00	+40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,282,433.17	$35,000.00 AWG63,000.00	+123.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,067.53	$51.10 AWG91.97	+76.3%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 97.1% more for housing

	Georgetown	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,806.46	$91.80 AWG165.25	+50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,172.05	$810.73 AWG1,459.31	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,851.71	$655.25 AWG1,179.45	+133.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,769.16	$167.08 AWG300.74	+173.9%
Average			+97.1%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,547.06	$225.00 AWG405.00	-74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,861,885.69	$7,404.07 AWG13,327.32	-68.1%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.60	$3.00 AWG5.40	+40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.32	$3.72 AWG6.69	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.55	$10.00 AWG18.00	+357.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,123.19	$131.44 AWG236.60	+238.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,243.35	$10.00 AWG18.00	+68.4%
Average			+140.1%

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,957.41	$80.00 AWG144.00	+110.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,941.44	$57.37 AWG103.27	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,506.31	$116.59 AWG209.86	+39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,909.50	$102.90 AWG185.22	+27.4%
Average			+46.8%

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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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