Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 54.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% more in Guyana
Groceries: pay 97.8% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 28.9% more in Guyana
Housing: pay 39.7% more in Guyana
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Guyana

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Guyana are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

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Guyana vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 63.0% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.79 DOP540.07	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+103.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.21 DOP443.09	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 DOP49.84	$1.24 GYD260.07	+53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 DOP27.80	$0.63 GYD132.54	+40.0%
Average			+63.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Guyana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 97.8% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 DOP98.24	$2.09 GYD436.70	+30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 DOP203.37	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+133.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 DOP290.63	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+160.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DOP108.34	$4.08 GYD854.23	+131.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 DOP118.36	$3.19 GYD668.32	+65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DOP86.47	$3.64 GYD761.80	+158.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 DOP28.17	$1.80 GYD375.97	+291.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 DOP81.15	$1.81 GYD378.61	+37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 DOP54.43	$3.20 GYD669.94	+261.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 DOP70.25	$1.09 GYD228.28	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 DOP68.13	$1.38 GYD289.56	+24.8%
Average			+97.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Guyana - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 DOP327.30	$3.96 GYD828.60	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 DOP1,490.25	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+149.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,685.93 DOP1M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	+54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	-0.5%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	$960.21 GYD201K	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	$519.95 GYD109K	+67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+28.9%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+459.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,114.38 DOP376K	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+206.5%
Average			+314.0%

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$1.91 GYD400.11	-23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 DOP120.11	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+199.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.98 DOP305.92	$3.35 GYD700.19	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.80 DOP356.51	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+7.1%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+94.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-0.9%
Average			+19.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Guyana - Cost of clothing

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