Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 29.6% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
$773
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.69
$1,353
|
$5.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
$229
|
$0.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
$145
|
$0.55
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
$294
|
$1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
$929
|
$2.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.21
$2,268
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
$573
|
$1.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
$444
|
$2.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.68
$542
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
$210
|
$0.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$307
|
$0.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$175
|
$0.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$127
|
$0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$125
|
$0.43
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
$750
|
$2.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.04
$6,280
|
$16.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,325.32
$2,898,585
|
$26,332.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
$4,348
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
|
Guyana
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.87
$12,721
|
$38.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$316.35
$64,010
|
$335.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.45
$40,761
|
$240.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.20
$12,585
|
$33.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.61
$15,097
|
$211.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,388.76
$281,002
|
$6,127.01
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.91
$386
|
$1.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.18
$643
|
$2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.39
$483
|
$5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.95
$5,858
|
$36.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
$1,353
|
$5.72
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.36
$6,142
|
$47.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.96
$9,501
|
$39.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.99
$15,781
|
$88.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.67
$14,300
|
$70.19
|
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