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Lebanon vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 15.1% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 59.2% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 14.0% less in Lebanon

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Lebanon are more expensive than in Guyana. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,498.94	$7.66 LBP686K	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,959.17	$8.00 LBP716K	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.56	$1.63 LBP146K	+38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.94	$0.76 LBP68,285	+19.1%
Average			+1.7%

Guyana vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.2% less for groceries

	Guyana	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.96	$0.60 LBP53,843	-71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,451.18	$3.95 LBP354K	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,728.05	$5.56 LBP498K	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD951.26	$2.33 LBP209K	-48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD633.45	$3.54 LBP317K	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD724.89	$0.68 LBP61,287	-80.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.65	$0.46 LBP40,875	-70.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.99	$0.41 LBP36,457	-75.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD573.35	$0.46 LBP41,588	-83.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.13	$0.33 LBP29,467	-69.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD306.42	$0.45 LBP40,234	-69.3%
Average			-59.2%

Guyana vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Guyana	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD813.52	$3.44 LBP308K	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,997.47	$72.50 LBP6M	+152.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD5M	$28,750.00 LBP3B	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,197.38	$16.00 LBP1M	-46.0%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Guyana	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,535.55	$37.92 LBP3M	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD190K	$571.15 LBP51M	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,797.08	$277.78 LBP25M	-32.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,204.92	$139.38 LBP12M	+79.9%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Guyana	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212K	$248.75 LBP22M	-75.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD5M	$4,093.75 LBP367M	-82.4%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.82	$4.00 LBP358K	+97.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,219.48	$2.89 LBP259K	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD559.76	$2.52 LBP226K	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,996.62	$42.92 LBP4M	+12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,299.45	$8.25 LBP739K	+32.8%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 14.0% less for clothing

	Guyana	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,495.56	$53.44 LBP5M	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,995.35	$50.00 LBP4M	-4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,986.91	$101.94 LBP9M	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,239.33	$88.93 LBP8M	-26.3%
Average			-14.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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