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New Jersey vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

New Jersey is 81.4% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in New Jersey
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in New Jersey
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in New Jersey
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in New Jersey
Childcare: pay 58.5% more in New Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in New Jersey
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in New Jersey

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and groceries in New Jersey are more expensive than in Guyana. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Jersey.

New Jersey vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Jersey instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Guyana	New Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,499.12	$19.95	+67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,959.31	$12.40	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.58	$2.60	+120.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.95	$2.04	+218.1%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Guyana	New Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.99	$4.17	+99.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,451.28	$8.09	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,728.24	$4.78	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD951.33	$5.24	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD633.49	$5.96	+97.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD724.94	$2.76	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.67	$0.98	-36.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD348.01	$2.20	+32.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD573.39	$2.62	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.14	$1.44	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD306.45	$1.60	+9.3%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Guyana	New Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD813.58	$3.24	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,997.89	$116.02	+304.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,648,363.71	$32,841.50	+47.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,197.82	$19.75	-33.3%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Guyana	New Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,536.29	$62.68	+24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,749.59	$2,279.92	+151.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,803.13	$1,885.98	+359.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,206.06	$126.74	+63.6%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 58.5% more for childcare

	Guyana	New Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212,235.80	$2,023.96	+99.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,860,597.08	$27,267.62	+17.4%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	New Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.85	$6.95	+242.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,219.57	$5.20	-10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD559.80	$12.79	+378.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,997.18	$52.90	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,299.54	$16.52	+165.9%
Average			+162.8%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Guyana	New Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,496.31	$57.64	+14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,996.13	$49.26	-6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,989.09	$99.28	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,241.11	$136.81	+13.4%
Average			-2.8%

Guyana vs. New Jersey - Cost of clothing

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