Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 32.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Albania, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
Albania
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
|
pay 74.4% more for housing
Albania
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Albania
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Albania
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
|
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