Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Italy instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.69
$1,355
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
$1,451
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$268
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$159
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
$292
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.75
$760
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.05
$1,831
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
$818
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.79
$565
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.68
$542
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
$234
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$308
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
$186
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
$130
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
$141
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
$822
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
$6,289
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,344.96
$2,902,559
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.52
$4,354
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.57
$11,852
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$259.58
$52,522
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.10
$40,083
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.70
$11,674
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.05
$15,185
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$984.22
$199,148
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.91
$387
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
$684
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.39
$484
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
$5,382
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.17
$1,451
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.87
$6,652
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.38
$8,170
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.60
$14,083
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.63
$12,470
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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