Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 37.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Canada, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
|
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