Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 89.5% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 65.4% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 83.6% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
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