Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 15.7% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$2.71
$10,617
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$0.60
$2,358
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.46
$1,798
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$1.61
$6,310
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$3.28
$12,840
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.55
$6,095
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$0.83
$3,258
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.29
$1,151
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.37
$1,440
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.40
$1,553
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.30
$1,191
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.33
$1,310
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$2.04
$7,979
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$23.61
$92,563
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$11.28
$44,215
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$208.57
$817,565
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$176.18
$690,614
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$104.33
$408,978
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$0.90
$3,511
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.21
$4,726
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$18.34
$71,894
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$2.91
$11,419
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$45.16
$177,015
|
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