Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 22.4% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 84.1% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Guyana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
Guyana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
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