Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 50.1% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.4% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Guyana
Housing: pay 15.6% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Guyana
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Guyana

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Guyana are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Guyana. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.4% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+206.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.24 GYD260.07	+34.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.63 GYD132.54	+22.8%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Brunei	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$2.09 GYD436.70	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+74.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$4.08 GYD854.23	+73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$3.19 GYD668.32	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$3.64 GYD761.80	+103.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.80 GYD375.97	+81.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$1.81 GYD378.61	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$3.20 GYD669.94	+178.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.09 GYD228.28	+41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$1.38 GYD289.56	+25.0%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$3.96 GYD828.60	+169.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+7644.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	-23.1%
Average			+272.5%

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pay 15.6% more for housing

	Brunei	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$960.21 GYD201K	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$519.95 GYD109K	-17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+140.0%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Brunei	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+373.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+96.7%
Average			+205.2%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.91 GYD400.11	-2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$3.35 GYD700.19	-71.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+13.7%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Brunei	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+17.4%
Average			-28.3%

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