Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.4 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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