Calgary vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	1.31M	201K

The cost of living in Calgary is 128% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1526th and 5795th ($2113 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Guyana, respectively. Check Canada vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 66th and 6441st 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	$16	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$2625

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$896
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$760
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$748
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$683
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$898
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1217
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1099
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1490
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1528
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1069
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1069
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$710
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$700
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1294
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$637
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$608
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$686
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$654
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$666
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1008
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$993
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$719
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$769
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1108
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763