Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Italy instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 84.1% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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