Georgetown vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	25	49
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	235K	1.02M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 45% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4813th and 1668th ($1181 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Guyana and Canada, respectively. Check Guyana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5916th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Ottawa

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	Georgetown	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$17337

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891