Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 35.9% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 67.3% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 63.2% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
|
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