Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 23.2% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Guyana
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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