Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.4 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Japan instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,487
|
$6.87
¥1,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
$5.20
¥821
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$250
|
$1.13
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$134
|
$0.90
¥143
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$313
|
$1.58
¥251
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,025
|
$6.69
¥1,058
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,683
|
$5.53
¥874
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$609
|
$1.87
¥295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$523
|
$3.14
¥497
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$481
|
$2.55
¥403
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$1.34
¥212
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$311
|
$2.07
¥327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$2.14
¥338
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$132
|
$1.37
¥217
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.98
¥154
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$792
|
$4.79
¥757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,940
|
$77.51
¥12,254
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
$20,322.73
¥3,212,923
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,462
|
$26.34
¥4,164
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
$36.05
¥5,699
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,598
|
$586.71
¥92,755
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$48,024
|
$401.57
¥63,486
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
$142.79
¥22,574
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,829
|
$343.45
¥54,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$200,274
|
$12,362.75
¥1,954,489
|
|
pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$496
|
$3.03
¥479
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$719
|
$3.16
¥500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$496
|
$4.29
¥678
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,949
|
$61.62
¥9,743
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,289
|
$13.07
¥2,067
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
$43.55
¥6,885
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
$32.13
¥5,079
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
$59.61
¥9,425
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,054
|
$90.53
¥14,313
|
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