Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 2.3% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.08
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.78
|
$4.89
$1,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.53
|
$12.79
$2,673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.19
|
$2.90
$607
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.53
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.42
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.94
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.35
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.92
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.60
|
$33.09
$6,913
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,096.79
|
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.31
|
$21.27
$4,444
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$909.37
|
$360.46
$75,297
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$664.74
|
$228.98
$47,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$282.43
|
$94.55
$19,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,061.75
|
$954.92
$199,476
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.19
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.67
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.75
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$89.62
|
$28.36
$5,925
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.12
|
$6.15
$1,284
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.30
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.95
|
$62.24
$13,002
|
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