Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.4 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$18.47
€17.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$12.80
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.82
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$5.75
€5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$3.67
€3.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$6.08
€5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$24.74
€23.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$27,288.34
€25,603.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$28.68
€26.91
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$55.88
€52.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$1,700.62
€1,595.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$1,513.73
€1,420.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$166.86
€156.56
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$865.49
€812.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$12,306.85
€11,546.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$5.03
€4.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$59.31
€55.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$13.50
€12.67
|
|
pay 78.4% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$78.15
€73.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$43.32
€40.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$98.14
€92.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$115.79
€108.64
|
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