Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 36.5% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
|
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