Calgary vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1110
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	25
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	235K

The cost of living in Calgary is 73% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1759th and 4725th ($2095 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Guyana, respectively. Check Canada vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 187th and 5871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Georgetown

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	Calgary	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$18825

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865