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Guyana vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 99.7% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 72.7% more in Guyana
Groceries
pay 81.2% more in Guyana
Transportation
pay 2.6% more in Guyana
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Guyana
Childcare
pay 5.1 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.9% more in Guyana
Clothing
pay 94.4% more in Guyana

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Guyana are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 72.7% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$17.93
GYD3,751.03
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$9.37
GYD1,960.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$1.24
GYD260.07
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pay 81.2% more for groceries

 
Benin
Guyana
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
$2.09
GYD436.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$7.72
GYD1,615.37
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$12.31
GYD2,574.79
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pay 2.6% more for transportation

 
Benin
Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
$3.96
GYD828.60
Monthly public transit pass ?? $60.49
GYD12,655.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,252.48
GYD6M
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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Benin
Guyana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
$43.65
GYD9,132.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$960.21
GYD201K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
$519.95
GYD109K
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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

 
Benin
Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
$1,026.67
GYD215K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$18,738.24
GYD4M
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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$1.91
GYD400.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$5.86
GYD1,225.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$3.35
GYD700.19
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pay 94.4% more for clothing

 
Benin
Guyana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
$38.25
GYD8,002.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $41.44
GYD8,669.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$135.07
GYD28,257.75
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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