Cost of living comparison
Canada is 3.1 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Canada instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,478
|
$15.95
CA$21.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,478
|
$8.82
CA$11.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.77
CA$2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.47
CA$1.98
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.29
CA$3.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,019
|
$5.39
CA$7.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,667
|
$7.61
CA$10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$605
|
$3.04
CA$4.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$520
|
$4.81
CA$6.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.62
CA$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.68
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.60
CA$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$178
|
$1.71
CA$2.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$1.13
CA$1.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$121
|
$1.11
CA$1.50
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$788
|
$4.96
CA$6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,899
|
$63.09
CA$85.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,252,174
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,471.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,435
|
$16.98
CA$22.91
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,417
|
$64.04
CA$86.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,145
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,439.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,736
|
$952.71
CA$1,285.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,645
|
$112.22
CA$151.41
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,710
|
$746.92
CA$1,007.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,072
|
$13,296.08
CA$17,939.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$4.67
CA$6.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$714
|
$3.31
CA$4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$11.96
CA$16.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,913
|
$43.49
CA$58.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,281
|
$10.20
CA$13.76
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,502
|
$49.87
CA$67.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,691
|
$36.92
CA$49.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,783
|
$78.02
CA$105.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,976
|
$97.82
CA$131.99
|
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