Cost of Living inGeorgetown, Guyana
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Guyana: $70,517/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 50% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Georgetown. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Georgetown is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Guyana.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedSolid hospital-bed capacity help, but newborn outcomes are weaker.
Public care
MixedStrong public funding help, but country-level outcomes are weaker.
Private care
LimitedSelf-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
73/100
2023
Physicians
1.39/1k
2020
Hospital beds
3.24/1k
2023
Out of pocket
26%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
70.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
75/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
15.3/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Guyana yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2019 annual wages in Georgetown, Guyana · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Georgetown compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.7x further in Georgetown than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Guyana here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Georgetown cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Georgetown is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 50% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Georgetown. We are using the country-level cost index for Guyana here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Georgetown compare with New York City?
Rent in Georgetown is about 75% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Guyana here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Georgetown?
Groceries in Georgetown are about 37% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 46% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Guyana here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Georgetown
Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana, sitting on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Demerara River on the northeastern shoulder of South America. The city of around 235,000 is unusual in the Western Hemisphere: English-speaking with strong Caribbean cultural ties despite its South American geography, with a population descended primarily from indentured Indian, African, and Indigenous Amerindian heritage. Much of the city sits below sea level and depends on a colonial-era Dutch seawall and drainage system. The economy has been radically transformed by ExxonMobil's offshore Stabroek Block, which has made Guyana one of the world's fastest-growing economies through the early 2020s and is reshaping Georgetown's labor market, real estate, and infrastructure pipeline. The climate is tropical with two wet seasons. Relocation interest is overwhelmingly oil-and-gas and adjacent professional services.
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