Georgetown vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$423	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	24	38
😀 Quality of life	47	86
🏙️ Population	235K	549K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 35% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5085th and 2883rd ($1062 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6400th and 310th 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	$9.42	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$6012

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732