Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 26.7% cheaper than Guyana.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,001.41
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,801.27
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.18
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.10
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.75
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,036.32
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,923.30
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.90
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.72
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.41
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.31
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.57
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.51
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.54
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.14
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Guyana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.80
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,004.22
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,302,323.64
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,104.30
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Guyana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,634.59
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,550.60
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,100.57
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,138.02
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Guyana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,980.48
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,243,087.60
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.33
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.93
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.32
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,433.80
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.92
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Guyana
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,647.53
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,840.26
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,009.15
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,175.94
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
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