Georgetown vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$4837
🏠 One person rent
$400
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1943
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$2926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
50
😀 Quality of life
48
90
🏙️ Population
201K
1.02M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 57% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5795th and 1355th ($928 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Guyana and Canada, respectively. Check Guyana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6441st and 117th 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
$7.09
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.2
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.96%
7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3901
$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.14
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2625
$21213

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$933
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874