Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 8.6% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Chile, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6000
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF607.5900
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 0.2% less for housing
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0400
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.5700
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.4100
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4000
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.8100
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF172.1700
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5100
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Chile
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6600
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0200
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1500
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6000
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
|
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