Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 19.6% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Greece, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 42.7% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Guyana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
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