Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 93.0% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,001.49
|
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,801.34
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.19
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.10
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 51.3% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.76
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,036.37
|
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,923.42
|
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.92
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.75
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.42
|
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.32
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.58
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.52
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.55
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.15
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.83
|
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,004.47
|
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,302,456.53
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,104.54
|
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,635.14
|
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,557.38
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,102.74
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,138.51
|
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,988.20
|
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,243,258.35
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.35
|
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.97
|
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.34
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,434.10
|
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.97
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,647.80
|
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,840.65
|
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,009.68
|
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,176.47
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
|
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