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South Africa vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 28.1% cheaper than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 56.0% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in South Africa
Housing: pay 18.8% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in South Africa

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Guyana	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$9.33 ZAR159.73	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$1.03 ZAR17.65	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+25.4%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 56.0% less for groceries

	Guyana	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-52.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-48.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$0.65 ZAR11.16	-57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-74.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$0.60 ZAR10.27	-59.0%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Guyana	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$4.92 ZAR84.25	+26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$56.18 ZAR961.29	+96.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-68.5%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 18.8% less for housing

	Guyana	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	+13.8%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Guyana	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	-82.9%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$2.05 ZAR35.06	-64.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$2.96 ZAR50.72	+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+10.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Guyana	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$50.74 ZAR868.31	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$32.75 ZAR560.46	-37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	-32.2%
Average			-26.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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