Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 39.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Jersey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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