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North Carolina vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

North Carolina is 43.2% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.3% more in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 26.7% more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 96.8% more in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.2% more in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in North Carolina

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

North Carolina vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 83.3% more for restaurants

	Guyana	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,499.12	$17.06	+42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,959.31	$10.47	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.58	$2.28	+93.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.95	$1.82	+184.9%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Guyana	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.99	$3.79	+81.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,451.28	$6.80	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,728.24	$3.73	-71.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD951.33	$3.98	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD633.49	$5.20	+71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD724.94	$2.47	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.67	$0.71	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD348.01	$2.20	+32.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD573.39	$2.38	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.14	$1.74	+59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD306.45	$1.80	+23.0%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

	Guyana	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD813.58	$2.98	-23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,997.89	$60.67	+111.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,648,363.71	$33,588.64	+51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,197.82	$19.99	-32.5%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 96.8% more for housing

	Guyana	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,536.29	$72.77	+44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,749.59	$1,488.15	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,803.13	$1,261.77	+207.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,206.06	$132.31	+70.8%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Guyana	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212,235.80	$1,261.89	+24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,860,597.08	$24,633.15	+6.0%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.85	$5.12	+152.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,219.57	$4.82	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD559.80	$7.77	+190.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,997.18	$48.40	+26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,299.54	$12.98	+109.0%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Guyana	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,496.31	$49.30	-1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,996.13	$37.76	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,989.09	$88.37	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,241.11	$111.01	-8.0%
Average			-19.6%

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