Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.3% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
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