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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 3.9 times more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 145.2 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Georgetown are more expensive than in Banjul. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 34.9% more for restaurants

	Banjul	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+145.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$1.24 GYD260.07	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.63 GYD132.54	-59.9%
Average			+34.9%

Banjul vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Banjul	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$2.09 GYD436.70	+231.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+153.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+140.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$4.08 GYD854.23	+112.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$3.19 GYD668.32	+160.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$3.64 GYD761.80	+296.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$1.80 GYD375.97	+219.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$1.81 GYD378.61	+121.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$3.20 GYD669.94	+422.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$1.09 GYD228.28	+167.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$1.38 GYD289.56	+215.1%
Average			+193.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$3.96 GYD828.60	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+823.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+934.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.43 GYD4,901.34
Average			+302.4%

Banjul vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Banjul	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$960.21 GYD201K	+836.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$519.95 GYD109K	+541.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+296.3%
Average			+531.5%

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pay 145.2 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+15094.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+13766.3%
Average			+14415.3%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.91 GYD400.11	-65.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$3.35 GYD700.19	+98.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+61.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+84.0%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Banjul	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-2.4%
Average			-4.1%

Banjul vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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