Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 81.4% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,004.50
|
$18.07
£13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,804.05
|
$8.96
£6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.56
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.31
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD353.29
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,037.92
|
$4.24
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,927.82
|
$5.75
£4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD568.78
|
$3.68
£2.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD549.57
|
$3.66
£2.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.99
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.64
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.92
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.88
|
$1.40
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.74
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.43
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 95.4% more for transportation
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD835.09
|
$7.22
£5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,013.50
|
$94.64
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,307,424.63
|
$33,464.66
£25,819.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,113.72
|
$16.98
£13.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,655.65
|
$37.59
£29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,810.96
|
$1,224.35
£944.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,184.13
|
$974.65
£751.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,156.77
|
$234.45
£180.89
|
|
pay 22.3% more for childcare
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD192,277.02
|
$1,426.61
£1,100.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,249,641.75
|
$18,036.83
£13,916.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD476.07
|
$5.42
£4.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD916.34
|
$3.93
£3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD461.03
|
$16.35
£12.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,445.28
|
$43.82
£33.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,302.92
|
$12.87
£9.93
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,657.80
|
$76.61
£59.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,855.46
|
$39.64
£30.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,029.25
|
$90.51
£69.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,196.29
|
$94.66
£73.04
|
|
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