Cost of living comparison

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Guyana vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 16.6% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.2% more in Guyana
Groceries
pay 5.5% more in Guyana
Transportation
pay 16.6% more in Guyana
Housing
pay 42.2% more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.5% less in Guyana

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Guyana are more expensive than in Cook Islands.

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Guyana vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Cook Islands, you would:

pay 11.2% more for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$17.93
GYD3,751.03
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$9.37
GYD1,960.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$1.24
GYD260.07
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pay 5.5% more for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Guyana
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$2.09
GYD436.70
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$7.72
GYD1,615.37
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$12.31
GYD2,574.79
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pay 16.6% more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$3.96
GYD828.60
Monthly public transit pass ?? $60.49
GYD12,655.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$27,252.48
GYD6M
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pay 42.2% more for housing

 
Cook Islands
Guyana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$43.65
GYD9,132.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$960.21
GYD201K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$519.95
GYD109K
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,026.67
GYD215K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $18,738.24
GYD4M
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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$1.91
GYD400.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$5.86
GYD1,225.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$3.35
GYD700.19
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Guyana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $38.25
GYD8,002.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $41.44
GYD8,669.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $135.07
GYD28,257.75
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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