Cost of living comparison

Roseau, Dominica

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 91.1% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 24.2% less in Georgetown
Housing: pay 30.2% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Georgetown are more expensive than in Roseau. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Georgetown. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Roseau	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.88 GYD2,488.33	+60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$8.55 GYD1,791.60	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$1.21 GYD253.81	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.71 GYD149.30	-51.8%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	Roseau	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.01 GYD420.18	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$5.36 GYD1,122.00	+382.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$12.31 GYD2,578.92	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$3.41 GYD713.32	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$2.63 GYD550.52	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$1.78 GYD373.39	-37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$1.20 GYD252.22	+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$1.70 GYD355.72	-20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$2.05 GYD428.50	-14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.71 GYD148.00	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$0.93 GYD195.05	-32.9%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

	Roseau	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$4.00 GYD838.32	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$28.51 GYD5,971.99	-11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$15,680.67 GYD3,284,596.80	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$28.99 GYD6,071.53	-21.7%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 30.2% more for housing

	Roseau	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$61.18 GYD12,814.90	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$617.07 GYD129,257.19	+117.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$281.14 GYD58,890.50	+38.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$61.00 GYD12,777.58	-42.6%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$876.83 GYD183,668.05	+689.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$23,225.94 GYD4,865,090.43	+597.4%
Average			+643.6%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.14 GYD447.90	+15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$3.88 GYD812.85	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.19 GYD457.85	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$38.81 GYD8,128.55	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.94 GYD1,244.17	-28.7%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Roseau	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$38.01 GYD7,962.66	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$52.27 GYD10,948.66	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$83.63 GYD17,517.85	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$80.78 GYD16,920.65	+4.0%
Average			-12.3%

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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: March 2025

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