Cost of living comparison
Italy is 34.3% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Italy instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 68.4% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,001.41
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,801.27
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.18
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.10
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.75
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,036.32
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,923.30
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.90
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.72
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.41
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.31
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.57
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.51
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.54
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.14
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.80
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,004.22
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,302,323.64
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,104.30
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,634.59
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,550.60
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,100.57
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,138.02
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,980.48
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,243,087.60
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.33
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.93
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.32
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,433.80
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.92
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,647.53
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,840.26
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,009.15
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,175.94
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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