Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.2 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 72.1% more for restaurants
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.69
$1,355
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.17
$1,451
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$268
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$159
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
$292
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.75
$760
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.05
$1,831
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
$818
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.79
$565
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.68
$542
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
$234
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
$308
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
$186
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
$130
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
$141
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 90.7% more for transportation
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
$822
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
$6,289
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,344.96
$2,902,559
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.52
$4,354
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.57
$11,852
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$259.58
$52,522
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.10
$40,083
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.70
$11,674
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for childcare
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.05
$15,185
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$984.22
$199,148
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.91
$387
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
$684
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.39
$484
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
$5,382
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.17
$1,451
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.87
$6,652
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.38
$8,170
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.60
$14,083
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.63
$12,470
|
$86.00
£66.45
|
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