Canada vs Guyana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Guyana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$3157
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$493
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$846
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$1105
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$29884
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.91
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
39
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
90.5%
🎓 Higher education
99
31
😀 Quality of life
90
50
🏙️ Population
41.3M
831K

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 73% more expensive than in Guyana ($1159). Canada ranked 18th vs 70th for Guyana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 1 months in Guyana. Ranked 15th and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Guyana

We calculate prices for Canada and Guyana as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Guyana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$5.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$2499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$932
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$49.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$1311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$23263

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Guyana

City Cost of living Population
Georgetown
$1151
235K
Linden
$1201
28.7K
New Amsterdam
$1199
17.3K