Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 46.3% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
|
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