Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 4.6% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Italy, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Italy
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Italy
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 93.7% more for childcare
Italy
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Italy
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
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