Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 18.0% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.74
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs44.99
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.71
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 92.0% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.82
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs16.96
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs24.89
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.64
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.21
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.55
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.00
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs214.95
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs106,774.38
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.22
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs365.36
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,118.11
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,472.50
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs202.14
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,178.19
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,128.80
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.75
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.33
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs18.89
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs286.18
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.04
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs283.62
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs335.10
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs453.09
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs395.92
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
|
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