Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 88.5% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,487
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$250
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$134
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$313
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,025
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,683
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$609
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$523
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$481
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$311
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$132
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$792
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,940
|
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,462
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,598
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$48,024
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,829
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$200,274
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$496
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$719
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$496
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,949
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,289
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,054
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
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