Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.4 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Finland instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$13.74
€12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 74.5% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$58.04
€54.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$20.72
€19.35
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Guyana
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$744.51
€695.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$617.65
€576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$346.47
€323.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$43.96
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$15.18
€14.18
|
|
pay 79.9% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$117.91
€110.14
|
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