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New Zealand vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 40.3% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 47.0% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 32.0% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 39.7% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.0% more for restaurants

	Guyana	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$14.45 NZ$25.19	+20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$9.14 NZ$15.93	-2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$2.02 NZ$3.52	+214.8%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Guyana	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$1.74 NZ$3.03	-16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$3.88 NZ$6.77	-44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$6.34 NZ$11.05	-51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$5.96 NZ$10.39	+31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$4.01 NZ$6.99	+32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$1.18 NZ$2.06	-66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$0.95 NZ$1.66	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$1.29 NZ$2.26	-22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$2.11 NZ$3.68	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-45.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 47.0% more for transportation

	Guyana	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$6.08 NZ$10.60	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$74.52 NZ$129.96	+159.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$17.81 NZ$31.06	-39.9%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Guyana	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$50.00 NZ$87.19	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	+97.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$95.66 NZ$166.83	+23.5%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 39.7% less for childcare

	Guyana	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	-37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	-42.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$6.04 NZ$10.54	+197.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$3.35 NZ$5.85	-42.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+764.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$37.72 NZ$65.79	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$10.72 NZ$18.69	+72.6%
Average			+198.1%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Guyana	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$65.22 NZ$113.75	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$39.23 NZ$68.42	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$90.28 NZ$157.45	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$119.43 NZ$208.28	-1.0%
Average			-8.9%

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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: December 2025

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