Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.2 times more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$14.85
UYU567.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$10.53
UYU402.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
$2.29
UYU87.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
$1.66
UYU63.56
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
$2.03
UYU77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
$5.05
UYU193.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
$4.04
UYU154.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
$3.14
UYU119.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
$4.93
UYU188.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
$1.08
UYU41.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
$1.39
UYU53.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
$0.73
UYU28.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
$1.20
UYU45.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
$0.80
UYU30.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
$0.81
UYU30.96
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
$7.10
UYU271.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
$48.05
UYU1,836.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,401,871.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
$16.61
UYU634.74
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
$37.95
UYU1,450.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
$510.80
UYU19,522.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
$384.82
UYU14,707.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
$93.98
UYU3,592.00
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
$389.18
UYU14,874.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,366.40
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$3.62
UYU138.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
$3.84
UYU146.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$4.82
UYU184.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
$49.95
UYU1,909.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
$9.51
UYU363.30
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
$92.12
UYU3,520.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
$41.63
UYU1,591.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
$107.70
UYU4,116.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
$109.72
UYU4,193.27
|
|
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