Georgetown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$551	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	38
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	235K	574K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 26% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4725th and 3402nd ($1212 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5871st and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Quebec City

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	Georgetown	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$8149

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913