Cost of living comparison
Greece is 22.0% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Greece instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
|
pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
$96.32
€88.57
|
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