Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 37.0% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Togo, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$7.09
GYD1,482.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$1.19
GYD249.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.64
GYD133.40
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$1.49
GYD312.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$4.89
GYD1,021.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$12.79
GYD2,674.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$2.90
GYD607.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$2.49
GYD521.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$2.30
GYD479.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$1.03
GYD215.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$1.48
GYD309.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$0.86
GYD178.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$0.63
GYD131.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.58
GYD121.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$3.78
GYD789.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$33.09
GYD6,917.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,260,889.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
$21.27
GYD4,446.67
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
$59.56
GYD12,450.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$360.46
GYD75,346.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$228.98
GYD47,863.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
$60.66
GYD12,678.96
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$94.55
GYD19,762.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
$954.92
GYD199,605.95
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$3.43
GYD716.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.36
GYD494.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$28.36
GYD5,928.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$6.15
GYD1,284.59
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Togo
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
$26.39
GYD5,517.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
$46.49
GYD9,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
$70.91
GYD14,822.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
$62.24
GYD13,010.62
|
|
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