Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 6.0 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Suriname
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 57.6% more for housing
Suriname
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 34.4 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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