Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 84.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,001.41
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,801.27
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.18
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.10
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.75
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,036.32
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,923.30
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.90
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.72
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.41
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.31
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.57
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.51
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.54
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.14
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guyana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.80
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,004.22
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,302,323.64
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,104.30
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,634.59
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,550.60
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,100.57
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,138.02
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,980.48
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,243,087.60
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.33
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.93
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.32
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,433.80
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.92
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 61.2% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,647.53
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,840.26
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,009.15
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,175.94
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
|
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