Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 45.0% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Guyana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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