Georgetown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$528	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	38
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	235K	549K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 30% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4813th and 3269th ($1181 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 5916th and 332nd 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	$9.78	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934