Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 79.3% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 78.9% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 94.6% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Guyana

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Guyana are more expensive than in Cameroon. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 FCFA1,827	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+472.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 FCFA3,488	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FCFA858	$1.24 GYD260.07	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 FCFA354	$0.63 GYD132.54	+4.5%
Average			+153.6%

Cameroon vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.9% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 FCFA362	$2.09 GYD436.70	+236.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.67 FCFA5,647	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.73 FCFA6,848	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 FCFA1,137	$4.08 GYD854.23	+109.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,885	$3.19 GYD668.32	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 FCFA1,166	$3.64 GYD761.80	+82.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 FCFA477	$1.80 GYD375.97	+119.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA437	$1.81 GYD378.61	+141.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA361	$3.20 GYD669.94	+418.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 FCFA578	$1.09 GYD228.28	+10.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA435	$1.38 GYD289.56	+85.7%
Average			+78.9%

Cameroon vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.10 FCFA2,980	$3.96 GYD828.60	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+254.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.90 FCFA16M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 FCFA3,073	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+345.1%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 94.6% more for housing

	Cameroon	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.77 FCFA77,514	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.62 FCFA205K	$960.21 GYD201K	+173.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.12 FCFA147K	$519.95 GYD109K	+107.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.92 FCFA44,908	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+19.8%
Average			+94.6%

Cameroon vs. Guyana - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Cameroon	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$548.40 FCFA320K	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,026.87 FCFA2M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+519.1%
Average			+240.4%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 FCFA673	$1.91 GYD400.11	+66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 FCFA1,193	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+186.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 FCFA1,329	$3.35 GYD700.19	+47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FCFA17,441	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-27.2%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.64 FCFA25,480	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 FCFA31,338	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.03 FCFA58,984	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 FCFA53,233	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-6.9%
Average			-4.2%

Cameroon vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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