Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 44.0% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.19
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.19
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.11
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.93
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.56
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.68
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.20
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.64
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.80
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.35
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.89
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.45
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.91
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr555.37
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.18
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Denmark
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.67
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.18
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr254.71
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.33
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr966.06
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
|
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