Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 82.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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