Cost of living comparison
Poland is 44.5% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Poland instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 17.4% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,477
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,477
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$311
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,018
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,665
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$605
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$520
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$478
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$178
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$121
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$787
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,892
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,249,278
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,431
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
Guyana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,406
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,078
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,693
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,634
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,693
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$198,895
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$492
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$714
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$492
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,908
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,280
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,498
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,682
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,769
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,964
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
|
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