Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 93.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Guyana instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 34.4% more for housing
South Africa
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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