Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

Guyana

Georgetown vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 19.1% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 26.2% less in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 20.0 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Georgetown are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Georgetown. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.6% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+113.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+90.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$1.24 GYD260.07	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$0.63 GYD132.54	-51.9%
Average			+59.6%

Brazzaville vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$2.09 GYD436.70	-56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+15.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$4.08 GYD854.23	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$3.19 GYD668.32	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$3.64 GYD761.80	+228.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$1.80 GYD375.97	+132.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$1.81 GYD378.61	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$3.20 GYD669.94	+136.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$1.09 GYD228.28	-8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$1.38 GYD289.56	+30.9%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$3.96 GYD828.60	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+158.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+87.6%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 26.2% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$960.21 GYD201K	-16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$519.95 GYD109K	+15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	-85.4%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 20.0 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+1904.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,738.24 GYD4M
Average			+1904.8%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$1.91 GYD400.11	-66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$3.35 GYD700.19	-10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+8.6%
Average			-3.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$38.25 GYD8,002.20
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.44 GYD8,669.05
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$135.07 GYD28,257.75
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$84.87 GYD17,754.87

Brazzaville vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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