Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 85.5% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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