Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 75.5% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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