Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 37.9% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% less in Guyana
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 47.2% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Guyana

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and transportation in Guyana are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Guyana. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 15.0% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$1.24 GYD260.07	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$0.63 GYD132.54	-61.8%
Average			-15.0%

Argentina vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Argentina	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$2.09 GYD436.70	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+149.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$4.08 GYD854.23	+59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$3.19 GYD668.32	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$3.64 GYD761.80	+239.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$1.80 GYD375.97	+90.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$1.81 GYD378.61	+193.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$3.20 GYD669.94	+190.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$1.09 GYD228.28	+136.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$1.38 GYD289.56	+225.2%
Average			+102.0%

Argentina vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Argentina	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$3.96 GYD828.60	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+123.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+132.2%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 47.2% more for housing

	Argentina	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$960.21 GYD201K	+68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$519.95 GYD109K	+41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+7.6%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Argentina	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+257.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+226.6%
Average			+241.5%

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pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$1.91 GYD400.11	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$3.35 GYD700.19	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-18.3%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Argentina	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-25.9%
Average			-35.3%

Argentina vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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