Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 98.5% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$9.57
€8.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$4.41
€4.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$3.12
€2.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$7.86
€7.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$38.99
€36.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$10.59
€9.93
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
Guyana
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$706.14
€662.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$551.18
€516.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$353.18
€331.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$2.08
€1.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$38.08
€35.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$7.48
€7.02
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$82.02
€76.93
|
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