Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 46.5% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£14.97
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.55
|
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.16
|
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.14
|
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.55
|
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.88
|
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.11
|
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.34
|
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.14
|
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
|
pay 55.9% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
|
pay 93.9% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.53
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.06
|
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.34
|
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.36
|
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£80.98
|
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
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