Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 63.9% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 72.1% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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