Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.2 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 16.3% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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