Georgetown vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$493	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$3278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	24	78
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	235K	662K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 53% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4824th and 931st ($1151 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Guyana and Canada, respectively. Check Guyana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Georgetown compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6094th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Vancouver

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	Georgetown	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$19787

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812