Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 35.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Austria, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$7.09
$1,478
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$7.09
$1,478
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$4.89
$1,019
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$12.79
$2,667
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.90
$605
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$2.49
$520
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.86
$178
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.58
$121
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$3.78
$788
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.12
|
$33.09
$6,899
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,325.84
|
$15,600.24
$3,252,174
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.57
|
$21.27
$4,435
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$59.56
$12,417
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.10
|
$360.46
$75,145
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.19
|
$228.98
$47,736
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.29
|
$60.66
$12,645
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.65
|
$94.55
$19,710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,699.25
|
$954.92
$199,072
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$3.43
$714
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.97
|
$28.36
$5,913
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$6.15
$1,281
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.04
|
$26.39
$5,502
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$46.49
$9,691
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.02
|
$70.91
$14,783
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.65
|
$62.24
$12,976
|
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