Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 33.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
|
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