Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 45.3% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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