Cost of living comparison

Guyana

compared to

Italy

Italy vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 1.0% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Italy
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Italy
Transportation: pay 23.3% more in Italy
Housing: pay 1.5% less in Italy
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Italy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Italy
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Italy

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in Guyana. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Italy.

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Italy vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Italy instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	$18.81 €16.74	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	$11.59 €10.31	+23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 GYD260.07	$2.95 €2.62	+137.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 GYD132.54	$1.38 €1.23	+118.2%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Guyana	Italy
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.70	$2.19 €1.95	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	$8.58 €7.64	+11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	$5.84 €5.20	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 GYD854.23	$4.02 €3.58	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 GYD668.32	$5.65 €5.02	+76.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.64 GYD761.80	$1.15 €1.02	-68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.80 GYD375.97	$0.96 €0.85	-46.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81 GYD378.61	$1.19 €1.06	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.20 GYD669.94	$1.45 €1.29	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.28	$0.86 €0.76	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 GYD289.56	$0.81 €0.72	-41.2%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

	Guyana	Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 GYD828.60	$7.75 €6.90	+95.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	$43.51 €38.72	-28.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,252.48 GYD6M	$34,598.57 €30,793.97	+27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	$20.27 €18.04	-13.5%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Guyana	Italy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	$30.01 €26.71	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.21 GYD201K	$723.52 €643.96	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.95 GYD109K	$562.80 €500.92	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	$162.38 €144.52	+76.2%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Guyana	Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,026.67 GYD215K	$542.33 €482.69	-47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,738.24 GYD4M	$10,535.75 €9,377.19	-43.8%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 GYD400.11	$5.64 €5.02	+194.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	$1.96 €1.74	-66.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 GYD700.19	$6.73 €5.99	+101.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$55.93 €49.78	+46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	$10.26 €9.13	+65.1%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Guyana	Italy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$86.42 €76.92	+125.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	$38.24 €34.03	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	$99.86 €88.88	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	$127.82 €113.76	+50.6%
Average			+23.4%

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