Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 69.7% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 67.4% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$10.47
kr113.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$8.27
kr89.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.80
kr19.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$1.63
kr17.68
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.32
kr25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$4.47
kr48.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$4.74
kr51.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$3.01
kr32.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.05
kr44.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.20
kr13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$1.00
kr10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.15
kr12.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.57
kr17.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.60
kr6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.60
kr6.51
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$7.21
kr78.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$69.67
kr757.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$23,170.07
kr251,993.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$22.12
kr240.62
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$28.54
kr310.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$736.74
kr8,012.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$574.14
kr6,244.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$61.61
kr670.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$129.63
kr1,409.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$3,186.61
kr34,656.90
|
|
pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$6.47
kr70.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.66
kr39.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$6.21
kr67.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$36.95
kr401.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$12.40
kr134.86
|
|
pay 70.1% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$78.79
kr856.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$34.00
kr369.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$80.12
kr871.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$121.88
kr1,325.56
|
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