Georgetown vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$394
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
50
😀 Quality of life
47
89
🏙️ Population
235K
1.02M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 56% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5796th and 1290th ($986 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6383rd and 167th 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
$9.31
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$20100

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$785
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$770
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$586
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$892
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$964
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$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
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$870
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$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
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$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
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$787

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1542
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$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
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$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
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$1927
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$1896
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$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
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$1878
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$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
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$1740
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$1912
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$1884