Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 20.1% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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