Cost of living comparison
Germany is 59.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Germany instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.42
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.37
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.05
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.03
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.57
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.81
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.86
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.62
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.45
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.22
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.20
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.46
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.39
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.48
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.05
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.38
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,001.25
|
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,686.98
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,101.27
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,627.84
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,467.07
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,073.75
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,132.01
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,885.33
|
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,984.70
|
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.10
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.48
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.10
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,430.12
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.27
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 71.7% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,644.24
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,835.38
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,002.71
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,169.41
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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