Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 32.6% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Japan, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
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