Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 78.0% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,477
|
$10.17
L£906,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
$7.59
L£677,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.26
L£201,068
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.74
L£65,685
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$311
|
$0.68
L£60,287
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,018
|
$5.59
L£498,229
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,665
|
$12.36
L£1,101,884
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$605
|
$2.31
L£205,763
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$520
|
$2.64
L£235,262
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$478
|
$0.91
L£81,203
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.56
L£50,187
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.54
L£48,311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$178
|
$0.62
L£55,604
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.53
L£47,662
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$121
|
$0.45
L£40,042
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$787
|
$3.67
L£326,889
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,892
|
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,249,278
|
$22,250.00
L£1,983,808,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,431
|
$16.90
L£1,506,803
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,406
|
$58.28
L£5,196,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,078
|
$712.20
L£63,499,924
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,693
|
$371.45
L£33,118,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,634
|
$131.87
L£11,757,249
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,693
|
$320.83
L£28,605,482
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$198,895
|
$4,591.35
L£409,364,162
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$492
|
$2.62
L£234,045
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$714
|
$2.92
L£260,317
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$492
|
$3.40
L£302,736
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,908
|
$64.53
L£5,753,344
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,280
|
$9.00
L£802,439
|
|
pay 84.7% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,498
|
$64.46
L£5,747,101
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,682
|
$53.75
L£4,792,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,769
|
$121.82
L£10,861,724
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,964
|
$128.96
L£11,497,918
|
|
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