Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 20.0% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Guyana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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