Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 62.8% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.07
CFA660
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.96
CFA589
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$6.20
CFA3,815
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$7.61
CFA4,684
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$2.22
CFA1,368
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.84
CFA2,980
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.02
CFA628
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$0.64
CFA395
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$0.91
CFA558
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$0.62
CFA381
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.51
CFA316
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.43
CFA266
|
|
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$5.26
CFA3,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$20.95
CFA12,889
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$27,655.66
CFA17,013,763
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$22.63
CFA13,920
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
|
Guyana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$47.86
CFA29,446
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$820.04
CFA504,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$465.09
CFA286,123
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$82.00
CFA50,444
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$246.76
CFA151,806
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$5,061.82
CFA3,114,034
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.64
CFA2,237
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$69.56
CFA42,792
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$8.38
CFA5,156
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$53.64
CFA32,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$36.32
CFA22,341
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$83.53
CFA51,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$76.26
CFA46,917
|
|
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