Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 1.3% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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