Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 77.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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