Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 23.7% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 83.0% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Guyana
Housing: pay 14.9% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Guyana

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

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Guyana vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+153.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$1.24 GYD260.07	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$0.63 GYD132.54	-44.7%
Average			+37.6%

Colombia vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.0% more for groceries

	Colombia	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$2.09 GYD436.70	+0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+95.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+121.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$4.08 GYD854.23	+32.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$3.19 GYD668.32	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$3.64 GYD761.80	+127.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$1.80 GYD375.97	+186.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$1.81 GYD378.61	+150.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$3.20 GYD669.94	+265.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$1.09 GYD228.28	+59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$1.38 GYD289.56	+114.7%
Average			+83.0%

Colombia vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Colombia	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$3.96 GYD828.60	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+11.4%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Colombia	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$960.21 GYD201K	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$519.95 GYD109K	+7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	-9.2%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Colombia	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+134.0%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$1.91 GYD400.11	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+115.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$3.35 GYD700.19	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-6.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Colombia	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-26.2%
Average			-28.3%

Colombia vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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