Cost of living comparison
Australia is 90.2% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Australia instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 92.5% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,487.29
|
$16.76
A$26.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,790.85
|
$9.73
A$15.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.70
|
$2.56
A$4.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.24
|
$2.16
A$3.38
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.00
|
$2.37
A$3.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,121.53
|
$4.36
A$6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,577.84
|
$5.80
A$9.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD713.02
|
$4.07
A$6.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD550.29
|
$3.94
A$6.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.24
|
$1.45
A$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.11
|
$1.26
A$1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.57
|
$1.35
A$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD428.32
|
$2.01
A$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.94
|
$1.12
A$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.97
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.97
|
$4.65
A$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,969.49
|
$83.03
A$129.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,283,221.25
|
$27,742.09
A$43,401.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,068.98
|
$18.38
A$28.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,809.54
|
$55.59
A$86.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,203.06
|
$1,182.30
A$1,849.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,865.84
|
$957.92
A$1,498.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,772.23
|
$138.16
A$216.15
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Guyana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,591.13
|
$1,485.91
A$2,324.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,863,052.98
|
$14,667.78
A$22,947.10
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.71
|
$6.64
A$10.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD812.51
|
$3.55
A$5.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.66
|
$28.07
A$43.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,125.14
|
$52.89
A$82.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,243.64
|
$13.13
A$20.54
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,959.32
|
$71.78
A$112.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,944.07
|
$50.24
A$78.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,510.51
|
$100.30
A$156.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,913.56
|
$111.73
A$174.79
|
|
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