Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Guyana
  3. Ecuador
  4. Comparison
GYD
COMPARED TO
USD

Ecuador is 63.9% more expensive than Guyana.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Guyana, you would:
local_dining

pay 37.9% less for restaurants

  Guyana help_outline Ecuador help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.75
$1,163
$3.00 -47.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.18
$1,454
$5.54 -22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.13
$229
$0.69 -38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.91
$184
$0.53 -41.9%
Average -37.9%
Guyana vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 1.1% less for groceries

  Guyana help_outline Ecuador help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.23
$248
$1.39 +13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.63
$533
$2.15 -18.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.07
$1,431
$3.63 -48.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.28
$462
$1.65 -27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.40
$284
$2.68 +91.5%
Apples (1 lb) $1.96
$396
$0.97 -50.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.04
$211
$0.46 -55.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.65
$132
$0.55 -15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.93
$189
$0.49 -47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.30
$62
$0.45 +48.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.26
$53
$0.52 +98.3%
Average -1.1%
Guyana vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
$822
$2.22 -45.4%
Monthly public transit pass $34.26
$6,932
$20.40 -40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,495.81
$2,326,061
$25,000.00 +117.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $21.08
$4,264
$12.22 -42.0%
Average -2.6%
Guyana vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 14.1% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $60.47
$12,236
$41.76 -31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $233.51
$47,248
$378.87 +62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $152.68
$30,893
$253.97 +66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $64.56
$13,063
$37.98 -41.2%
Average +14.1%
Guyana vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 5.2 times more for childcare

  Guyana help_outline Ecuador help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.48
$11,226
$252.01 +354.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $858.19
$173,647
$5,105.44 +494.9%
Average +424.5%
Guyana vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.16
$436
$1.52 -29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.03
$816
$1.86 -53.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.92
$388
$5.12 +167.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $28.56
$5,779
$40.99 +43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.71
$1,357
$6.10 -9.0%
Average +23.7%
Guyana vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 26.7% more for clothing

  Guyana help_outline Ecuador help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $38.92
$7,875
$60.77 +56.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $46.30
$9,369
$49.83 +7.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $78.69
$15,922
$93.46 +18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $65.69
$13,292
$81.47 +24.0%
Average +26.7%
Guyana vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
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